Unable to start windows XP I decided the best course would be to reinstall it from the CD. Each time I tried it kept restarting windows rather than looking at the CD, and then it failed. I checked the BIOS and made sure that the CD was first on the list to start but still it would not work. Next I swapped the CD for an identical one that I had to see if that made any difference - none at all.
Next I looked at the main screen in the BIOS and it had found the HDD but apparently not the CD/DVD drive as it said "Secondary Master - Not Installed".
Any thoughts on how I can get the BIOS to recognise the CD/DVD drive (it is, I believe the standard one that comes with the v2030D - i.e. Philips TX08-C).
Would appreciate any help as I have been trying to get this machine to work, off and on, for over a month and I am loathed to dump it as in the past it has worked well enough for all I wanted it to do.
Thanks in advance.
Chris