Tom Poe wrote:
> I installed a 40GB hard drive in dell dimension 4400, started it, and
> went to setup. I set the boot to use CD-ROM as first choice. Placed
> fc9 dvd in drive, and restarted. It went to grub. I took out the dvd,
> and put in an AsteriskNow! cd, and restarted. It went to grub prompt,
> again. Any help to get computer to start and use CD-ROM drive?
Dells usually have a "boot menu" key when starting up, which ISTR is
typically F12. (There ought to be a message, unless it's disabled.)
Otherwise you can go into the BIOS (F1? F2? it varies) and change the
boot order permanently.
Jima