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Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: crb0621 on September 09, 2004, 05:26:00 PM

Can I use a cd-rom drive just like the dvd-rom drive in the tutuorials. I want to boot evox from my cd to format a new hard drive. I have an extra cd-rom drive, so instead of having to take the dvd drive out of my primary computer, I just want to use the cd-rom drive. I know it can read cd-r's so that's what I would burn it on. Will this work? Thanks.

Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: markland556 on September 09, 2004, 05:43:00 PM

no only dvd drives.

Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: crb0621 on September 09, 2004, 05:53:00 PM

Is this because of the way data is sent from the drive or is it a restriction in the bios?

Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: Arakon on September 09, 2004, 07:51:00 PM

actually, some cd drives do work, but not all.

Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: crb0621 on September 09, 2004, 07:54:00 PM

Is there a list of the cd drives that work?

Title: Use Cd Drive, Not Dvd
Post by: crb0621 on September 10, 2004, 02:29:00 PM

Never mind. I got my new hard drive installed and working now without a cd or dvd drive (not the original one either).