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Steve J
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:02 Edited at: 3rd Mar 2007 04:14
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I am trying to install a version of Vista on a pc. It has an DG965WH Intel board, and it wont let a HP dvd640 lightscribe be in the boot order. I have tried everything. The ASUS cdrom drive is in the bios, the hdd's, it is annoying as hell trying to figure it out. BIOS has latest updates, Drive has latest firmware, it is annoying=/ Any help is appreciated.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:36
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You might need to upgrade the BIOS on your motherboard to support it.

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Steve J
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:42
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Wow, thanks for reading my post all the way through (sarcasm)! I said I already upgraded it to the latest possible version, and looked on the actual DVD driver site...

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GatorHex
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:46 Edited at: 3rd Mar 2007 04:50
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Dunno forum is wierd, sometimes i cannot see updated posts. Sometimes it says a post has 4 replies and i can only see 2. Stuff like that

What interface is the CD-ROM on IDE, SCSI, FIREWIRE?

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dab
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Just a suggestion, but maybe the wire is in the wrong spot? I don't really know, just throwing something into the wind, and hoping it hits some one (you, if you get my metaphor :S...)

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indi
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:48
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is there a hardware compatibility chart for vista somewhere.
perhaps its a hardware problem with the latest OS.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 04:53 Edited at: 3rd Mar 2007 04:55
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Is it an original copy of Vista? If its a backup *cough* maybe it wasn't burned with boot enabled.

What type of interface is the CD-Drive on IDE, SCSI, FIREWIRE, USB?

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Steve J
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 05:12
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Original, I buy my stuff. It just wont be read by my bios, XP reads it fine. The DVD drive is IDE. The cord has been checked many times.

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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 15:18
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If your bios has a quick boot feature, try turning it off and let
it do a full startup. Might work.

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Steve J
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 19:57
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Turns out the drive was bust. I had to replace it, but now the pc has vista + office 07 =)

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