Setting up BIOS to boot from a CD ROM

[racingsnake]

Apart from setting the bios to boot from CD first. Do I need to change anything else in the set up to get my PC to boot from the CD

 

[francis]

Yep, thats all you need to do.

Francis

 

[Walrus]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

 

[graham]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

 

[AndyF]

I'll just add that not ALL CD drives support booting. Most will, but some older ones don't

 

[francis]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

 

[Walrus]

I've got an ancient keyboard in the loft that goes all the way up to F20 - no idea what it was for - but maybe now I know!!

 

[graham]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

You haven't got an "any" key either, but lots of people look for one after reading the instructions.

 

[francis]

LOL

Francis

 

[emgee]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

You haven't got an "any" key either, but lots of people look for one after reading the instructions.

I have bought it at a computer fair. Fits a standard IBM (Cherry) keyboard.

 

[Walrus]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

You haven't got an "any" key either, but lots of people look for one after reading the instructions.

I have bought it at a computer fair. Fits a standard IBM (Cherry) keyboard.

swap it for 'Scroll Lock' - that seems fairly useless nowadays! Plus you you could make a little notice to go next to the light that says '"anykey" Pressed'! 

 

[emgee]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

You haven't got an "any" key either, but lots of people look for one after reading the instructions.

I have bought it at a computer fair. Fits a standard IBM (Cherry) keyboard.

swap it for 'Scroll Lock' - that seems fairly useless nowadays! Plus you you could make a little notice to go next to the light that says '"anykey" Pressed'! 

On all my machines scroll lock locks the screen . Handy if you want to freeze something that's scrolling fast. No idea what it does or doesn't do in windows.

 

[Walrus]

On some bootdisks you need to watch the screen and remember to press the 'anykey' when prompted.

is that the one just to the right of the F14 key?

On my keyboard there is no such thing as an F14 key....  :-\

Franics

You haven't got an "any" key either, but lots of people look for one after reading the instructions.

I have bought it at a computer fair. Fits a standard IBM (Cherry) keyboard.

swap it for 'Scroll Lock' - that seems fairly useless nowadays! Plus you you could make a little notice to go next to the light that says '"anykey" Pressed'! 

On all my machines scroll lock locks the screen . Handy if you want to freeze something that's scrolling fast. No idea what it does or doesn't do in windows.

Something that locks the screen while its scrolling? You never heard of /p ?  :