Did you go into BIOS and set the proper boot order?
Ive installed a new Abit AV8-3rd Eye motherboard into my computer along with 3500+ and X850XT (AGP
.
The computer runs absolutely fine when running an ATA IDE Hard-Drive. The Windows XP Home CD boots straight away even no hard-drive is plugged in.
But when i plug my Maxtor SATA1 300GB in. The CD just hangs on:
"Boot from CD :"
Why is the SATA stopping the CD from booting?

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