CD does not boot

[Doug]

On 03/21/2011 04:00 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> I tried to install Ubuntu on my son's computer.
> Tried Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10.
> The built in CD drive is broken, but there is a USB external DVD drive.
> I did setup the BIOS to boot from "USB-CDROM".
>
> The computer powers up, access lamp light up, showing that the
> computer is trying to access the external drive, but then
> I get on the sceen something like
>
> "Booting from CD: ___"
> where the underbar section blinks.
> Yet, the computer does not accept any imput, keyboard mouse etc. do
> not respond and the
> external drive, just sits there, after its access lamp had lit up briefly.
>
> Is there anything that can be done in this situation.
> All ** I ** could do was turn off the power.
>
> Thank you.
> Thomas
>
Could you take the external drive out of its housing and put it in the
computer? Then when you get a chance you can buy another drive to put in
the external housing.I guess the latter might take a while, with the
situation over there.I wish you and your countrymen the best of luck!
--doug

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