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Old 11-04-2006, 01:30 PM   #1
stinky8
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boot from external cd rom


my cd rom does not work so i have an external. how do i boot from my external drive?
 
Old 11-04-2006, 02:57 PM   #2
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i have no experience with this, but i would think it depends on your motherboard. Check your motherboards' setup on boot- press F1 or something- and see if you can change default boot device.
 
  


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