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    Vaio PCG-TR2A boot order not working?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by maussimo010, Aug 13, 2009.

  1. maussimo010

    maussimo010 Newbie

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    so, i revived this thing from the dead after soldering in a new CCFL...working great so far...

    I want to get rid of the restore images and put a new OS on it, but my issue is when i go to the BIOS to change the boot order, i CAN change it to optical first, but when the unit reboots, the drive light shows activity, but seems to bypass it after a few moments and moves to the HDD

    am i missing something here?

    Im just looking for a simple way to make this thing read the CD drive on boot so I can install an OS....cant figure out why its turning out to be a pain in the arse...

    thanks in advance!

    Scott
     
    maussimo010, Aug 13, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Did you try with an installation CD inside the optical drive?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 15, 2009
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