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i ave got a toshiba tecra 8200 and im tying to install windows xp but it wont boot from he cd, the cd works and i have set the bios to boot from cd first but i still wont boot from cd please help

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Member Avatar for Kraai

Does it display the message on the blank screen?

Press any key to boot from CD......

Member Avatar for kidda-120

if i take the hard drive out yes otherwise it boots from the hard drive

Member Avatar for jbennet

try hitting F9 or whatever and choosing CD

I have to do that on my IBM laptop

its called select boot device. its a seperate menu to the BIOS.

Member Avatar for OlyComputers

The boot device selection is F12 on my Satellite.

Member Avatar for througheye

Conflict cdrom and HD. So try changing the jumper of HD. thanx.

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its a laptop so they should be correct out of the factory

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