I assume  u have set the boot priority to boot from
cdrom before HD0?

Try attaching the cdrom as master on the second ide
port.

chris

--- Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I would try two things:
>
> Set the HD and CD to "cable select" with the HD on
> the end connector of the
> IDE cable and the CD on the other connector.
> OR
> Set the CD as "master" and install on the secondary
> IDE channel.
>
> This should result in both drives being shown in the
> BIOS as well as being
> able to designate the CD as the first drive for
> booting.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Tom Mayer
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Venkat Viswanathan" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> (1) o/s--win xp pro
>
> (2)primary ide channel-----samsung hdd (master),  LG
> cd rom (slave)
>
> (3)secondary ide channel----nothing connectd at all
>
> problem:--- during post the samsung hdd and cd rom
> is detected ok. but when
> i enter BIOS it only shows the hdd as master and
> slave-- "none".  secondary
> ide channel "none" for both master and slave.
>
> ide is set for "auto" detect and when i enter the
> "slave" of primary ide it
> is set to "auto" and the options are... auto,
> manual, none.
>
> the result is that when i set to "boot from cd" i
> end up with "Atapi cd rom
> failure" and a perennially blinking cursor forcing
> me to power off.
>
> how do i get my cd rom to be recognised by the BIOS?
> it is award bios.
>
> any input will be gratefully accepted and I hope i
> can avoid the six floppy
> boot disk creation .... i am not sure whether this
> will help at all.
>
> thanks and good day----Venkat
>
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