boot from cd doesnt work

[mikee]

My sisters computer won't boot from cd and the setting in boot sequence won't change in the bios. Need to get this fixed fast any suggestions?

thanx in advance

 

[brady]

Does the CD/DVD drive work at all? Is it recognized in My Computer?

Will it play a Music CD?
Is it enabled in the Bios?

Does she use it for a cup holder?

 

[Ethereal_Dragon]

Is it a case where the BIOS isn't showing Boot from Otical drive, or the settings just won't save when you change it?

 

[mikee]

no I go to the boot sequence thing and it says

1 floppy
2 hdd0
3 cdrom
4 other device

but it won't let me select or change the order

 

[brady]

Have you reset the bios to default? Take out the CMOS battery for like 2 minutes or so, and see what happens...


You might have an option in the bios to reset to default.

Have you scanned the machine for malware?

 

[talldude123]

It might be one of the "old-school" computers where you need a bootdisk to install anything.

 

[mikee]

nope its from last year its a sempron 2500+

 

[Apokalipse]

use + and - to change the settings

 

[mikee]

I fixed it now. it was because there was a password on the bios itself but I removed it and now it lets me change it.