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    Read FAQ entry; still problem with CD boot

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Green Lantern, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. Green Lantern

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    In the BIOS, I set the DVD drive to boot before the hard drive.
    Usually, on a PC this results in a message when a bootable CD is
    present, "Press any key to boot from CD..." that displays for
    several seconds.

    In the case of the N82JV, I usually see nothing during a reboot
    until I see "Windows is starting". Occassionally, but not every
    time, I'll see the ASUS splash screen, but never the "press any key".

    However, if I stare at the CD activity light during a reboot, wait
    for about 2 seconds of activity, and then touch a key (space bar),
    it will boot the CD.

    So it's *acting* like that message is displayed, but not displaying it.
    I'm not using a monitor so this on the laptop screen itself. Nothing.

    I even tried using the BIOS boot direct option to boot directly
    into the CD. No joy unless I again wait for the light and press a key.
     
    Green Lantern, Aug 18, 2010
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