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    XPS M1530 Can't boot from ext. optical drive, can't reformat/reinstall

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by shokan, Oct 21, 2013.

  1. shokan

    shokan Notebook Enthusiast

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    In BIOS REV A12, I have USB Storage Device in #1 Boot Sequence slot, USB Emulation ENABLED, Module Bay OFF (the laptop internal DVD unit is removed, btw, broken).

    But, the machine still starts up normally with Win 7 and does not boot from the Windows 7 installation disk I have in a Samsung optical drive plugged into one of the laptop's USB ports on the left.

    I see no more options left to install a new Windows 7 from DVD. Any suggestions on how I can install/reformat in some other way, or to do something in BIOS to make the ext. DVD drive recognized as #1 boot?
     
    shokan, Oct 21, 2013
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What if you enter the boot menu and specifically tell it to boot from the drive?

    You could also try making a bootable flash drive with the W7 image.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 22, 2013
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    shokan Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's not being seen in BIOS. Making a bootable USB Flash Drive is what I will do. Thanks.
     
    shokan, Oct 22, 2013
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