In the Bios I have it set to boot from CD Rom, does the bios not show the DVD-RW drive as an separate option or does the boot from CD Rom include the DVD drive also by default ? My bios does not show a DVD drive. I have an install DVD ISO media that will not boot from the DVD-RW drive. Yes the ISO is good, I have used it on other computers. I have also tried other install DVD media and none of them will boot.

It is a new external USB CD-RW/DVD-RW drive. It works ok, have burned CD's, DVD-RW's, erase ect but just am not able to boot from it is all.

Can someone explain to me what I should be looking for to correct this issue ? If you need more info please let me know !

hi friend

could you pls be more clear?
how many disc drive do you have?if 2, do you set one as slave?is it(the new disc drive) USB or IDE or....?

I have (1) CD Rom drive and (1) USB external CD-RW/DVD-RW drive.

hi again

ok good,now understood.

so in your BIOS,in the boot sequence(or boot device);does the BIOS support the USB-CDROM or the OTHER options?

thanks

hi all
i'm a new user in linux
i have a problem for install suse linux 10 (SLED 10) from my dvd-rw.
i search in google and see this post but there isn't my answer here.
i have two desktop AMD Athlon 64 2800+ & 6000+ on gigabyte mainboard with pioneer and suzuki dvd-rw.
i try to boot one desktop from suse linux installation dvd from my dvd-rw on AMD 2800 with pioneer dvd-rw but i could not.
my desktop didn't know my linux dvd while i can boot my desktop with xp and vista cd/dvd installation from my dvd-rw.
then i test this by other my desktop (AMD 6000+ with suzuki dvd-rw) but it didn't know my linux installation dvd too.
i test this by my friend's desktop (AMD Sempron/SOYO mainboard/LG dvd-rw) but his desktop boot with my suse linux installation dvd.
i test this by other desktop (Intel 2.4 Full/Iwill mainboard/Aopen Combo DVD-R) but it could not boot from my dvd.
then i replace Aopen Combo DVD-R from Intel desktop to AMD Sempron desktop with LG dvd-rw and i surprised. because AMD sempron desktop with Aopen Combo dvd-r could boot by my suse installation dvd.
please help me to solve this problem.
i changed some options in setup bios but could not solve it.
thanks a lot.

Try using a Smart Boot Manager(http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/) floppy to boot to the drive. If that does not work, check to see if the drive will boot another burned DVD (like, I don't know.....Vista?). It could be that the drive can't handle booting to the type of DVD used, or that it can not boot to a burned disc (odd, I know, but, I've seen it before).

hi dear friend
i burn my iso file to other type dvd but it haven't any difference.
i guess this problem is from mainboards OR suse linux instalation.
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very very thanks for your help,
i use Smart Boot Manager and i could boot from suse installation dvd.
but i don't understand verily what was cause of that problem???!!! and which method is suitable for solve it???!!!.