BOOT from CD problem.... 2

[southerncross1]

after format hdd the pc can't boot from bootable xp or win98se CD's, the same CD's will autorun if an os is installed (xp or 98')....bios is set for CD-RW first.....can boot from floppy ok.........cd-rw has current driver/aspi installed fresh outa ideas anyone heard or had this problem? tia

 

[happydownloader]

Go here and get what floppies you need to boot that way

http://www.bootdisk.com/

 

[Lemon13]

clear cmos (no battery/power), check cable.

 

[southerncross1]

happydownloader, thanks I do have those but need to be able to boot from the cd..

Lemon13, all ok there..
will keep looking

 

[Lemon13]

autorun and boot are two pair of shoes, check the cd´s on another pc (boot).
did you clear bios?
what pc is it (by any chance a siemens-fujitsu)?

 

[southerncross1]

Hi Lemon13.......I do have an ide cd-rom fitted to the pc however it has been disabled for 2 yrs. because of suspected burnt-out (non-read and smell) I uninstalled it via device mgr. recently in an attempt to eliminate it totally from the boot/cd problem...

The remaining drive is a sony cd-r/rw-crx-145s (scsi).....this drive is seen at boot according to this msg received "boot from ATAPI cd-ROM" but when the cd's in question are loaded get "bootable cd non exist"..

1)Am with you re autorun and boot the cd's reported to boot on friends pc ok?
2)All I have done in bios is change boot sequence to cd-rw/floppy/hdd last....What do you mean by clear?
3)Comp. is Hybrid p3/800mhz/a-open mb ax34/xp pro.

 

[micker377]

"boot from ATAPI cd-ROM" is a message from the OS, has nothing to do with the state of the CD drive. Try another CD drive.

 

[Lemon13]

where is the scsi cd connected, when i look for ax34 it only has ide onboard. what scsi controller are you using?

@mikker377 is right, this message comes from bios and means it tries to boot from cd, not more.

 

[southerncross1]

micker377 yes I don't get this os/bios msg anymore as I have disconnected the cd-rom ide drive internally however there is no similar msg that the os/bios sees the sony cd-r/rw-crx-145s (scsi)drive?

 

[southerncross1]

Lemon13 am using ADAPTEC AIC-7850 PCI Controller (scsi card)

 

[Lemon13]

are you sure the adapter is bootable?
does it have a own bios/is bios coming up on start?

 

[southerncross1]

No I'm not sure at all Lemon13 but do know if it does have it's own bios it can't be seen at start/boot....I had an hour at their site (adaptec.com) while not the worlds best searcher I couldn't find any reference to my scsi card at all..?

 

[Freestone]

After searching around for awhile, I sincerely doubt the AIC-7850 is bootable. A new IDE CD-ROM seems to be the best course if you insist on booting from CD.

 

[southerncross1]

Am finally comming to agree with your presumption Freestone and will think hard regarding hardware on future pc's eg A drive,CD drive and particular scsi drives/card.

Think it an appropriate time to thank the contributors to this thread.....southerncross.

 

[southerncross1]

thanks all.......need to buy/replace some hardware now.hehe

 

[norty303]

CD-Roms are pocket money prices nowadays anyway. Is there a particular need for a scsi device or is it just a 'leftover' from days gone by?

 

[southerncross1]

it's there for no other reason than to control the cdrw drive..

 

[Freestone]

happydownloader, thanks I do have those but need to be able to boot from the cd

Out of curiosity, why is the need to boot from CD required? A Windows ME boot disk from the site posted by happydownloader has ASPI drivers that should enable access to your SCSI CD-ROM.

 

[southerncross1]

Am running xp and while having several sets of boot/startup disks that I boot from after formating, there was an option to quit the A: drive and use all scsi dvd/cdrw/combo drives (except the hdd's)off the existing card/controler,needles to say it's easier to go with ide and keep A: as well if room permits.......cost effective too