Non bootable DVD RW Drive-Plz Help

[sujithtom]

I wanna install some Linux Distros through bootable DVDs i got with a magazine. The prob is that my DVD Writer (Sony DVD RW DW-Q120A) is not being shown in the list of bootable devices in the BIOS. I also have a CD-ROM and probably this DVD RW might have been installed as a 'slave' drive.

Is there any way I can make the DVD RW appear in the bootable list of BIOS? Would it be okay if i plug in the DVD RW's wire into the slot CDROM is plugged in on the mother board?

Plz help....

[wizrulz]

use the jumper setting to change it frm slave....and then check

[codename_romeo]

open up ur dvd drive n see its jumper setting........
probably both you dvd n cd rom are slave or master (which wud create conflict).
best solution is put them to cable select and plud the ide cables to bothj of them. reboot n check in bios... be sure to post back whether the problem was solved or not

[sujithtom]

Yeah tht was the problem. Both my cdrom and dvd rw has been set as master and HDDs as slaves. Weird config. Are the computer vendors mad?

Anyways I changed it. Now the 2 HDD are Primary master and slave and CDROM and DVD RW secondary master and slave. Just like how it should have been. Its working fine noe. Thanks a million....