Can not boot dell 6650 from external dvd - Dell PowerEdge 6650 Server

You can ONLY boot up from the USB DVD drive if the BIOS has the option in the boot order that allows the USB to be the first boot device.

You have to change the boot settings in bios (hit F2 as you see the Dell Logo) and in the boot menu look for one that says boot from USB, or external CD drive, and move it to the top of the list so it will boot before the hard drive does.

You can install the operating system using an external CD/DVD drive. for dell systems, make sure you have the external drive connected then when you turn on the computer press F12 to access the one time boot menu. on the boot menu choose the option for CD/DVD drive. after pressing enter it will prompt you to press any key. once you get to the welcome page just follow the onscreen instructions to install a fresh copy of windows

try other known good windows installer. if it boot, then the problem is in xp installer, if it not. try other external cd-rom drive. also be sure the disc rom drive are dvd rom drive because a cd rom drive cannot read dvd disc but a dvd rom drive can read cd rom disc installer

You must first of all enable drive boot.
Press the relavent "F" button just before booting to enable the BIOS menu.
Select boot sequence and set DVD/CD Rom as first boot device.
That will enable the drive on the notebook to run at boot.

For that you must put the USB first in the boot order from the BIOS and disable/remove the CD/DVD entry - leave the hard disk in second and nothing else.

Power on your system, Press F2 on Dell logo. This would take you to system BIOS. Ensure that USB controller is ON, and USB emulation is also set to ON. Save settings and Exit. System would reboot now. Press F12 on Dell logo, and select USB ROM as the boot device. This should boot your computer through your External drive. If it still doesnt work, try switching to a different USB port. If none of these steps work, it may be a problem with the boot sector on your External drive.

Good Luck!
Abhishek

hi rashmi
first g o to bios setup and check your external dvd is detected .
If not detected in bios then enable legacy 2.0 in bios advanced option then go to boot option and save first as dvd drive.
then uc an boot with it.
Let em know

This is a problem I've seen with Dell PCs, what it is doing is trying to boot from the card reader on the printer. My PC had this problem, and a Dell BIOS upgrade fixed it. It would even try to boot from USB keys or mp3 players I left in the USB slot! So I have a feeling you have the same problem I had.

If you don't feel comfortable updating the BIOS, then contact Dell and maybe they can walk you through it.

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