> Having the install cds written correctly, I inserted > the cd #1, set the boot order with the cd to be first, > then booted. The process skips the cd (as there were > nothing in the drive) and continues from the hdd. > Tried with another bootable cd (a livecd), the same > happened. > I've got a Philips CD-DVD writer as cd unit. > What can be the problem? I had the same problem. My CD drive was broken... Sometimes it worked but sometimes didn't. I got another one from my friends and installed OS. Now my "non working drive" works fine in installed system. Magic...