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Cannot boot from internal CD/DVD drive

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Troubleshooting (Advanced) 123 Cannot boot from internal CD/DVD drive z Check to make sure that the bootable disc is set properly. z Start up the Setup Utility, and confirm the following settings. • [Optical Drive] is set to [Enabled] in the [Advanced] menu. (Î page 104) • [Optical Drive Power] is set to [On] in the [Main] menu. (Î page 103) • [CD/DVD Drive] is the first device shown in [Boot priority order] in the [Boot] menu. (Î page 105) z When an external CD/DVD drive is connected, you cannot boot from the internal CD/DVD drive. Cannot play back TV programs recorded on a commercial DVD recorder z In order to play media other than DVD-RAM, they must be finalized using the DVD recorder. z Check whether the DVD is supported in this computer. (Î page 54) The CD/DVD drive indicator does not light/blink z Check that the disc is inserted correctly. z The drive power may be turned off. The drive power can be turned on with the following methods. • Slide the drive power/open switch and open the disc cover. • Click on the notification area, and confirm [On] in [Manual switching] of [The optical disc drive's power]. z In the Setup Utility, is [Optical Drive Power] set to [Off]? (Î page 103) If this is set to off, unless Windows is running, it is not possible to turn on the drive.

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Troubleshooting (Advanced)
<Only for CF-F8/CF-W8 Series>
Cannot boot from internal CD/DVD drive
Check to make sure that the bootable disc is set properly.
Start up the Setup Utility, and confirm the following settings.
•
[Optical Drive] is set to [Enabled] in the [Advanced] menu. (
page 104
)
•
[Optical Drive Power] is set to [On] in the [Main] menu. (
page 103
)
•
[CD/DVD Drive] is the first device shown in [Boot priority order] in the [Boot] menu. (
page 105
)
When an external CD/DVD drive is connected, you cannot boot from the internal CD/DVD drive.
<Only for CF-F8/CF-W8 Series>
Cannot play back TV programs recorded on a commercial DVD recorder
In order to play media other than DVD-RAM, they must be finalized using the DVD recorder.
Check whether the DVD is supported in this computer. (
page 54
)
<Only for CF-F8/CF-W8 Series>
The CD/DVD drive indicator does not light/blink
Check that the disc is inserted correctly.
The drive power may be turned off.
The drive power can be turned on with the following methods.
•
Slide the drive power/open switch and open the disc cover.
• Click
on the notification area, and confirm [On] in [Manual switching] of [The optical disc drive’s power].
In the Setup Utility, is [Optical Drive Power] set to [Off]? (
page 103
)
If this is set to off, unless Windows is running, it is not possible to turn on the drive.