Solve : Computer fails to boot without CD-ROM drive connected?

1.	Solve : Computer fails to boot without CD-ROM drive connected?
Answer» My computer does not boot once I disconnect the CD-ROM drive after installing Windows xp. I also tried CHANGING boot priority in the BIOS but of no avail. In BIOS it does show the drive but why does not boot without CD-ROM connected. Please HELP. Quote from: rufusisrael on March 10, 2013, 10:34:21 AM ...I also tried changing boot priority in the BIOS but of no avail... What does this mean? What is make & MODEL of laptop?No this is not a laptop it is desktop computer with no brand name but with CONFIGURATION of Windows XP professional sp3 operating system, Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz, 760 MB of RAM. This means after installing windows xp if I disconnect the CD-ROM drive from the computer, the computer does not boot to the desktop. If I do not disconnect the CD-ROM from the computer and keep it as connected the computer boots and is works fine. Why it does not work normally if I disconnect the CD-ROM drive.Are both the CD-ROM & the Hard Drive IDE? If yes. are they connected to the same cable? http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1778&page=4No please both are different, hard disc is IDE and CD-ROM SATAWith CD-ROM DISCONNECTED, does BIOS show HD as 1st boot device? If Yes, F10 to save & exist. If No, does 1st page of BIOS show existence of HD?With CD-ROM disconnected I have not checked thoroughly what it shows in the BIOS I think I have to do that because once I disconnect the CD-ROM it refuses to boot and go to the desktop rather it asks with the message start windows in safe mode? Or start windows normally, and if I select normally it still stays there with the same message if I select safe mode it tries to boot in safe mode but then again it ends up with the above message. Thank you very much for the link.

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My computer does not boot once I disconnect the CD-ROM drive after installing Windows xp. I also tried CHANGING boot priority in the BIOS but of no avail. In BIOS it does show the drive but why does not boot without CD-ROM connected. Please HELP. Quote from: rufusisrael on March 10, 2013, 10:34:21 AM

...I also tried changing boot priority in the BIOS but of no avail...

What does this mean?
What is make & MODEL of laptop?No this is not a laptop it is desktop computer with no brand name but with CONFIGURATION of Windows XP professional sp3 operating system, Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz, 760 MB of RAM. This means after installing windows xp if I disconnect the CD-ROM drive from the computer, the computer does not boot to the desktop. If I do not disconnect the CD-ROM from the computer and keep it as connected the computer boots and is works fine. Why it does not work normally if I disconnect the CD-ROM drive.Are both the CD-ROM & the Hard Drive IDE?
If yes. are they connected to the same cable?
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1778&page=4No please both are different, hard disc is IDE and CD-ROM SATAWith CD-ROM DISCONNECTED, does BIOS show HD as 1st boot device?
If Yes, F10 to save & exist.
If No, does 1st page of BIOS show existence of HD?With CD-ROM disconnected I have not checked thoroughly what it shows in the BIOS I think I have to do that because once I disconnect the CD-ROM it refuses to boot and go to the desktop rather it asks with the message start windows in safe mode? Or start windows normally, and if I select normally it still stays there with the same message if I select safe mode it tries to boot in safe mode but then again it ends up with the above message. Thank you very much for the link.

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