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is there anyway to force a boot from disc without going through the BIOS?

when i turn on my PC i have my 2 drives C & D (either DVD rom or 2nd HD) and can use them both fine. if i do a restart the D Drive disappears.

I have been trying to reformat but when i set the DVD rom as the priority device in the BIOS i loose it when it it exits and restarts.

its really starting to piss me off. I tried to reinstall windows from the desktop but i only have a cd with service pack 1 and my pc has service pack 2 so it won't allow me to install the older one over the top :mellow:

sorry if it is hard to follow i'm not really sure how to explain it

Edited by Whiplash
is there anyway to force a boot from disc without going through the BIOS?

when i turn on my PC i have my 2 drives C & D (either DVD rom or 2nd HD) and can use them both fine. if i do a restart the D Drive disappears.

I have been trying to reformat but when i set the DVD rom as the priority device in the BIOS i loose it when it it exits and restarts.

its really starting to piss me off. I tried to reinstall windows from the desktop but i only have a cd with service pack 1 and my pc has service pack 2 so it won't allow me to install the older one over the top :(

sorry if it is hard to follow i'm not really sure how to explain it

normally F8 will bring up a bios boot selection menu (not actually enteringinto bios, just gives you a choice of what to boot from). If this is a pioneer 112 dvd burner we are talking about, go get it replaced at the store you bought it from... oh also not everyone uses F8 for the boot menu, so you may need to look round at the start of the boot and see if it gives you and hint as to what they could be using

  • 2 weeks later...

just had a go of the new Sega Rally very nice indeed and thats on a old system like mine too a while to load and only has support for keyboard but looks promising but so does the new drfit trailer for need for speed pro street

Sega Rally: Revolution 580mb GameArena DEMO

Sega Rally: Revolution 553mb Internode DEMO

New Trailer showcasing Drift on NFS:PS

NFS:PS Drift GameArena 40mb

THIS IS HIGH RES version of above

NFS:PS Drift Trailer 143mb Internode

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  • 2 weeks later...

Can any of you tell me why this is awesome lol...

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9763/17102007027mb0.jpg

I get my new ASUS board today... and just as I expected. Fun fun fun...

btw, UT3 is awesome, definitely buying it.

I got MOHA, single player is great, multiplayer less so pre-patch, after 1.1 now its sorta ok, you stand a chance from snipers and sprayers in MOHA but there isnt many Aussie servers so dont buy it for the MP even tho I think its better than COD2's mp, ie less fustrating.

Edited by Pauly33GTS-t

hey chops, I actually have bought the new revision of the p5n32-e-sli board, they are build on the same Striker Extreme motherboard, with the same bios, but less cooling and a few less solid capacitors. Still kicks ass though, enjoying it so far.

CPU: Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0Ghz 4mb L2 cache 3000mhz @ ~3400mhz

Memory: 4095mb DDR2-800

Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5N32-E SLI

Graphics Cards Manufacturer: MSI/Nvidia

Dual NVIDIA GPUs: 2x MSI GeForce 8800GTS-OC Edition cards

Sound: Asus 7.1 Supreme FX add-on card

Hard Drive(s): C:\ (149.0 GB)|D:\ (232.9 GB)|E:\ (111.8 GB)

got parts for a 2nd pc for the wife/kids (just need screen&case)

here's mine, 3DMark06 score of 16692 http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectd...projectType=14:

Thermaltake Soprano case

Coolermaster Realpower Pro 850w PSU

Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard

Coolermaster R120 cpu watercooling kit

Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4mhz overclocked to 3.3mhz

OCZ 4x 1gb 667mhz overclocked to 732mhz

Seagate 2x 200gb Sata HD in Raid-0 configuration

Seagate 80gb Sata HD backup

ATi Xpertvision 2x 2900XT 512mb pci-e dx10 graphics cards in Crossfire mode

Creative X-Fi Fatality Pro XtremeGamer soundcard

Zalman 5.1 6ch headset & mic, Solman 5.1 6ch sub/speakers

Logitch G5 mouse, G15 keyboard

Cmv 19” LCD screen

LG Dvd-Rw, Sony 1.44 Fdd

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