Cannot boot from CD or external USB

[R Kimber]

On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:19:57 +0100
Colin Law wrote:

> On 21 August 2014 09:29, Thomas Blasejewicz <thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
> > Good afternoon
> > I do have an old HP nx9005 laptop, used exclusively for "experimenting"
> > with Linux.
> > Currently: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (installed from CD)
> >
> > due to the limited hardware I would like to install Lubuntu 14.04
> > However:
> > * when the live CD is in the drive, the PC does not read it at startup
> > and boots "normally" from HDD
> 
> Boot into the BIOS setup and somewhere in there you should find a Boot
> Order setting.  In there check that the CD is shown before the HDD.
> Alternatively one of the options shown on booting (in the BIOS startup
> screen) there may be an option to Select Boot Device or something
> similar which will allow you to select the CD for this boot without
> affecting the BIOS settings.

Also, there may be a separate setting that activates the boot order which
has been overlooked.  Examine each of the options and their available
settings carefully.

- Richard
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Richard Kimber