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My harddrive is slowing down more and more, so I decided to install a new harddrive.
I have the installation discs for the default software for the computer, but something is troubling me.
I have set the bios type to legacy and the secure boot to false. But when I try to boot, I get this:
It can't read the cd, and I have no idea how to fix this error.
I should mention that Windows 8 can read the image just fine.
Mavain
Posted 2015-06-15T13:35:17.560
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Take a look in your BIOS settings - I suspect you've somehow gotten CD out of your list of bootable devices. The "Media Error" you're seeing is a PXE (network) boot error, and has nothing to do with your CD.
There is usually a magic key sequence flashed on the screen that will tell you how to get in to the BIOS menus (or try ESC, DEL, F8, F10).
BowlesCR
Posted 2015-06-15T13:35:17.560
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It could also be, on an older PC or one with an external CD/DVD drive, that the drivers are not available at boot time, in which case it may be easier to boot from a USB flash drive. – DrMoishe Pippik – 2015-06-15T20:18:19.170
Check that the cable to the hard drive is connected properly. Are you trying to do a PXE boot? – zain.ali – 2015-06-15T13:44:22.057
No, boot from the CD drive using the Recovery Discs – Mavain – 2015-06-15T13:45:08.280
That's for macbook, not PC – Mavain – 2015-06-15T14:05:04.203
Sorry pasted the wrong link. ===> Here's the new link
– zain.ali – 2015-06-15T14:14:56.073still no help, the problem isn't the harddrive. – Mavain – 2015-06-15T14:17:25.597