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| If you want to run a live CD or DVD, or install an operating system from a CD or DVD, put it in the drive, turn the computer off and restart. If the computer starts from the CD or DVD, it is already set up to boot from the CD or DVD before the hard drive, so you don't need to change it. | If you want to run a live CD or DVD, or install an operating system from a CD or DVD, put it in the drive, turn the computer off and restart. If the computer starts from the CD or DVD, it is already set up to boot from the CD or DVD before the hard drive, so you don't need to change it. | ||
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| - | With some operating systems you may get a message on the screen during startup, "Press any key to boot from the CD." If you get such a message, press any key at the appropriate time. | ||
| If the computer will not start from the CD or DVD, but starts from the hard drive, the BIOS settings need to be changed. | If the computer will not start from the CD or DVD, but starts from the hard drive, the BIOS settings need to be changed. | ||
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| Warning: Do not change BIOS settings you do not understand. If you change certain settings, the computer will never work again. | Warning: Do not change BIOS settings you do not understand. If you change certain settings, the computer will never work again. | ||
| - | USB Drive | + | ==== USB Drive ==== |
| The BIOS may also be set up so the computer will start from a USB drive before the hard drive, using the same method. | The BIOS may also be set up so the computer will start from a USB drive before the hard drive, using the same method. | ||
| - | Be aware, the BIOS in older computers cannot be set up to start an operating system from a USB drive. | + | ==== Solution for old BIOSes ==== |
| - | If the BIOS cannot be set up to start an operating system from a USB drive, the PLoP Boot Manager can be used to start the operating system from the USB drive. | + | Be aware, |
