How to Set BIOS to Boot from CDROM

All modern Computer Systems manufactured in the last years, support boot from cd feature, but it may be required to configure this feature in bios or previous owner of your computer system may have disabled this feature or may have changed the boot priority sequence ) When you start your computer, check the boot-screen for setup key, In most newer pc it will be DELETE key, so make sure to check it. This AmiBios Require you to press DEL key to enter setup AMIBIOS(C)2006 American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Date: 03/02/06 20:15:54  Ver: 09.00.07 Press DEL to run Setup Checking NVRAM.. now you will see some similar screen and choose the BOOT option and choose Boot Device Priority and choose first boot device to CDROM and second boot device toHARD DRIVE You can press F10 to save settings. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main   Advanced   Power   Boot   Security   Exit   ► Boot-Time Diagnostic Screen:[Enabled] ► QuickBoot Mode:             [Enabled] ► Scan User Flash Area:       [Disabled] ► After Power Failure:        [Last State] ► On Modem Ring:              [Power On] ► On LAN:                     [Power On] ► Boot Device Priority  1st Boot Device   [CDROM] 2nd Boot Device   [Hard Drive] ► Hard Disk Drives ► Floppy Drives ► CDROM Drives   Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices + -     Change Option F1     General Help F10    Save and Exit (c)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. On Award Bios you will see some similar screen and choose the right key to Enter setup Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-98, Award Software, Inc. ASUS P2B-DS ACPI BIOS Revision 1012B Pentium III 650Mhz Processor Memory Test : 262144K OK  Press DEL to run Setup  08/05/00-i440BX-P2B-DS Now choose Advanced Bios Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility > Standard CMOS Features> Advanced BIOS Features > Advanced Chipset Features > Integrated Peripherals > Power Management Setup > PnP/PCI Configurations > PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage ControlLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Virus Protection, Boot Sequence... and set First Boot Device to CDROM and Second or third to HDD-0 and Press F10 to save it. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Number Feature Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Ata 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. Typematic Rate Setting Security Option OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [CDROM] [Floppy] [HDD-0] [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] [Fast] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Setup] [Non-OS2] Item Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Virus Protection, Boot Sequence... On some Dell Systems you can enter bios by pressing F2 F2 = Setup F12 = Boot Menu w w w . d e l l . c o m Dimension 8100 BIOS Revision XP2 Now choose Boot Sequence and then arrance 1 to CD-Rom by pressing - + and press space to enable it Press ESC and choose save settings and exit Dell - Dimension 8100 Intel Pentium 4 Processor: 1.30 Ghz LEVEL 2 Cache: 256 KB Integrated System Time ................... System Date ...................Primary Drive 0 ............... Primary Drive 1 ............... Secondary Drive 0 ............. Secondary Drive 1 ............. Boot Sequence ................. * 1. IDE CD-ROM Device * 2. Hard-Disk Drive C: SPACE to enable/disable | +,- to move down/up System Memory ................. AGP Aperture .................. CPU Information ............... Up/Down to Select | SPACE +,- to Change | ESC to Exit On some Dell Systems you can enter bios by pressing F2  Boot Device Menu  ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗     1. Normal     2. Diskette Drive     3. Hard-Disk Drive C:     4. IDE CD-ROM Device Enter a choice: 1 Sometimes you can press F12 to temporary boot from cd on some Dell Systems PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 Copyright 1985-1999 Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved Copyright 1996-1999 Intel Corporation. 4S4EB2X0.05A.0009.P08 Micron Electronics, Inc. Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor 450 Mhz 640K System RAM Passed 255M Extended RAM Passed 512K Cache SRAM Passed  Press F2 to Enter Setup Press F2 to enter bios setup ROM PCI/ISO BIOS (P2B-DS) CMOS SETUP UTILITY, AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUPBIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP AND PCI SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SUPERVISOR PASSWORDUSER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc : Quit              Shift(F2) : Change Color F10 : Save & Exit Setup Boot Sequence, Boot Virus Protection, CPU Speed... and set Boot Sequence to A,CDROM,C and Press Esc and then F10 to save it. ROM PCI/ISO BIOS (P2B-DS) CMOS SETUP UTILITY, AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. CPU Internal Core Speed Boot Virus Detection Processor Serial Number CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check BIOS Update Quick Power On Self Test HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First Boot Sequence Boot Up Floppy Seek Floppy Disk Access Control IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability PS/2 Mouse Function Control OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M MPS 1.4 Support 650Mhz Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled IDE A,CDROM,C Disabled] R/W HDD MAX Disabled Auto Disabled Disabled Item Help: Select Your Boot Sequence Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Some Computer has Option to temporary boot from Cd/Hdd/Floppy/Usb Device, Just keep tapping the F8 button to get Boot Menu and Now choose your manufacture of CDRom.