James Wilkinson <fedora <at> westexe.demon.co.uk> writes: > > Tell me about it. > > I found on my old machine that if I inserted a CD-RW at the right point > of the bootup sequence, then when the BIOS tried looking for bootable > media, the CD drive would still be spinning. The drive would then be > able to provide the bootsector in time for the BIOS to use it... > > James. > My new Pioneer DVR-K05 refuses to let the machine boot from any cd/dvd - it is too slow for the BIOS - It takes like 3-5 seconds of wait before it can provide the BIOS with boot sector! It's a 2005 make. Good for me that the BIOS, after disabling all other devices, goes in a loop to try and boot from CD drive - which succeeds! I replaced the OEM drive with this one - so either the BIOS wasn't tested with any drive other than the one it originally ships with or the new drive is just too slow. Given Pioneer's reputation I would think it is the former. Who knows... Parag
