CD-Rom Kits - FAQs
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CD-ROM - BIOS issues 
1. The IDE port that the CD-ROM drive is attached to must be enabled.

2. If you have an older BIOS (pre-October 1994), turn off auto-detect 
   for the IDE port being used for the CD-ROM drive.  The IDE port 
   that the CD-ROM is attached to should have "None Installed" on it.
   If it is set to "Auto Config", the BIOS will expect a hard drive 
   and lock up when it finds the CD-ROM instead. 

3. For newer BIOSs after October 1994, there should be an option to 
   set the IDE port to CD-ROM.  The Auto setting should work as well 
   because support for CD-ROM drives has been built in.  Of course, 
   setting it directly to CD-ROM will speed up the boot up time.

3. If there is an option to set LBA mode for the IDE port, it should be 
   disabled for the IDE port which the CD-ROM drive is using.  If the 
   CD-ROM is slaved off the hard drive, leave LBA enabled, as the hard 
   drive will most likely require this.