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Wikipedea

09-08-2005, 06:12 PM

How do you determine whether your BIOS allows booting from a CD-ROM? Thanks.

UnderScore

09-08-2005, 06:30 PM

Almost every PC BIOS from 1998 and up will allow CD booting. Of course there are some exceptions but all PCs sold today can boot from CD.
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Downloading_FAQ#Q:_My_computer_won.27t_boot_from_C D._What_should_I_do.3F