SATA2 hard disk drive..... formatting

CuteSniper22 · 08-28-2006, 06:17 AM

I buy a new PC

Intel Pentium D 3.4Ghz
Windows XP PRo SP2
512 DDR2-RAM
SATA2 Hard disk drive

I want formatting my pc. Because I want to boot from my OS CD, so I go to setup by pressing F2 after I turn on my pc. Then change the DVD/CD-ROM from second to first fromthe BOOT Menu.. But, still unable to boot it....

Is SATA2 hard disk drive different with other type hard disk drive ?

**jnob** · 08-28-2006, 11:00 AM

Once you've changed the boot order to cdrom first, you should see a message while booting stating Press any key to boot from cd-rom..... If you don't press anything it will continue to boot to the hard drive.

Also make sure you are booting to the correct cd-rom if you have more than one.

**PanamaGal** · 08-28-2006, 05:06 PM

Also make sure your BIOS is seeing your optical drives. It's easy to forget a plug, or have jumper settings mixed up.

08-28-2006, 06:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
CuteSniper22 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 130 OS: xp	SATA2 hard disk drive..... formatting I buy a new PC Intel Pentium D 3.4Ghz Windows XP PRo SP2 512 DDR2-RAM SATA2 Hard disk drive I want formatting my pc. Because I want to boot from my OS CD, so I go to setup by pressing F2 after I turn on my pc. Then change the DVD/CD-ROM from second to first fromthe BOOT Menu.. But, still unable to boot it.... Is SATA2 hard disk drive different with other type hard disk drive ?

08-28-2006, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	Once you've changed the boot order to cdrom first, you should see a message while booting stating Press any key to boot from cd-rom..... If you don't press anything it will continue to boot to the hard drive. Also make sure you are booting to the correct cd-rom if you have more than one. __________________ Everest Memtest86

08-28-2006, 05:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	Also make sure your BIOS is seeing your optical drives. It's easy to forget a plug, or have jumper settings mixed up. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.