I have a laptop Toshiba S1900-102 and I want to install new system and
format partition. I change proporties in BIOS for booting from a CDRom,

CD with XP is bootable. My laptop doesn't boot CDs he by-passes CD and
starts from hardware. If there are any options beyond seting in BIOS
sequencing bootable?? I also select booting only from CDROM and it
doesn't start. (I don't have original CDRom.Is this a problem??)
I have bootable CD with XP Prof.
Thank you for answer.

Multi-posted - see windowsxp.general for replies.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a laptop Toshiba S1900-102 and I want to install new system and
> format partition. I change proporties in BIOS for booting from a CDRom,
>
> CD with XP is bootable. My laptop doesn't boot CDs he by-passes CD and
> starts from hardware. If there are any options beyond seting in BIOS
> sequencing bootable?? I also select booting only from CDROM and it
> doesn't start. (I don't have original CDRom.Is this a problem??)
> I have bootable CD with XP Prof.
> Thank you for answer.
>

Just to clarify, you are putting the XP CD in the drive and
rebooting?

The CD drive is internal and not an external drive?


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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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|I have a laptop Toshiba S1900-102 and I want to install new
system and
| format partition. I change proporties in BIOS for booting
from a CDRom,
|
| CD with XP is bootable. My laptop doesn't boot CDs he
by-passes CD and
| starts from hardware. If there are any options beyond
seting in BIOS
| sequencing bootable?? I also select booting only from
CDROM and it
| doesn't start. (I don't have original CDRom.Is this a
problem??)
| I have bootable CD with XP Prof.
| Thank you for answer.
|

I'm sorry I don't specify.
I don't have a floppy. I know how to save changes in the BIOS (someone
asked if i save changes). I aslo set up booting only from CDRom (I
blocked HD, FDD, Network). I tired to hold C key after reebooting. I
have a good CD with XP (because it works on another computer). CD Rom
normaly works. It doesn't work with an USB floopy.

Before doing these things below I change proporties in the BIOS booting
first from CD (I also blocked HD, FDD, NETWORK)

1.I put CD (with XP Prof) into CD Rom)
2.I turn off laptop.
3.I turn on laptop.
4.Now I tried two ways:
a) boot from CDRom by holding "C" key (It doesn't work)
b) after rebooting I wait for running from CD (It also doesn't work)

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry I don't specify.
> I don't have a floppy. I know how to save changes in the BIOS (someone
> asked if i save changes). I aslo set up booting only from CDRom (I
> blocked HD, FDD, Network). I tired to hold C key after reebooting. I
> have a good CD with XP (because it works on another computer). CD Rom
> normaly works. It doesn't work with an USB floopy.
>
> Before doing these things below I change proporties in the BIOS booting
> first from CD (I also blocked HD, FDD, NETWORK)
>
> 1.I put CD (with XP Prof) into CD Rom)
> 2.I turn off laptop.
> 3.I turn on laptop.
> 4.Now I tried two ways:
> a) boot from CDRom by holding "C" key (It doesn't work)
> b) after rebooting I wait for running from CD (It also doesn't work)
>

If you had cross-posted your question instead of multi-positing it
then you and the respondents could avoid this duplication of effort.
To cross-post, place two or more newsgroup addresses into
the address line, separated by a semi-colon.

F2 on startup gives you the option to select which drive to boot from.
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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a laptop Toshiba S1900-102 and I want to install new system and
> format partition. I change proporties in BIOS for booting from a CDRom,
>
> CD with XP is bootable. My laptop doesn't boot CDs he by-passes CD and
> starts from hardware. If there are any options beyond seting in BIOS
> sequencing bootable?? I also select booting only from CDROM and it
> doesn't start. (I don't have original CDRom.Is this a problem??)
> I have bootable CD with XP Prof.
> Thank you for answer.
>