Bios won't boot from dvd drive

[zipzap872]

PSU: Fatality 550w
GPU: MSI TWIN FROZR N660Ti PE 2GD5/OC
MB: MSI MS - 7673 VER 2.0
RAM: 2x 8gb G.SKILL DDR3

Just got a new hard drive and I'm trying to install Windows 10 via a dvd. However I can't get the bios to boot from the dvd. Ive made it first priority to boot from then CD/DVD drive, but every time I start it I get the message "Reboot and select propper boot device or Insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key"
The boot media is in the dvd drive. It's an 8.5gb dvd with windows 10 on it. I have no idea why this isn't working, thanks for the help.

 

[jay32267]

Does the CD/DVD drive try to boot?
Here's where I'm going with this.
If the CD/DVD is showing action, like it's trying to boot the DVD....I would focus on the DVD itself or maybe the drive itself.
If not....I would focus on the BIOS.

 

[zipzap872]

When I press a key I just get the same message again after a short pause. I assume that means it tries to boot but fails...? Would that suggest that the drive is faulty?

 

[luckymatt42]

Where/how did you get the CD?

The reason I ask is that just because the Windows files are on the CD does not make it a "bootable" CD. Is it a genuine MS Windows 10 Installation CD?

 

[jay32267]

When I press a key I just get the same message again after a short pause. I assume that means it tries to boot but fails...? Would that suggest that the drive is faulty?

From what I recall....the MB will only physically try the drive the first time.
After that....you just get the error.
I'm pretty sure I recall this.

...but LuckyMatt brings up a good point.

Is the DVD bootable? Perhaps not.

I'd try it on a different machine.

 

[zipzap872]

Its just a generic dvd I got on Amazon. Is that the culprit?

 

[jay32267]

Its just a generic dvd I got on Amazon. Is that the culprit?

It could very well be.
I think the easiest way to know is to see if it boots on another machine.
Hopefully you have access to one.

....and just so you know...if it does boot on another machine....you should be able to exit (you don't have to do the Windows install).

Hopefully it doesn't boot on another machine and the problem is the DVD. I think that would be the easiest/simplest thing.

 

[luckymatt42]

Its just a generic dvd I got on Amazon. Is that the culprit?

Yes, that is the culprit. I don't know what country you're in, as this is more difficult in some places than others, but please go get a real Windows license from a reputable source...best case from Microsoft website.

Even before you get your key, you can download and use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB or CD. I'm not 100% sure of the timeframe, but you can go ahead and install Windows before you get your key...you can "activate" the license later.

 

[zipzap872]

Its just a generic dvd I got on Amazon. Is that the culprit?

Yes, that is the culprit. I don't know what country you're in, as this is more difficult in some places than others, but please go get a real Windows license from a reputable source...best case from Microsoft website.

Even before you get your key, you can download and use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB or CD. I'm not 100% sure of the timeframe, but you can go ahead and install Windows before you get your key...you can "activate" the license later.

I'm in America and I bought Windows legit form the Microsoft website. Form there I got an ISO that I burned onto a dvd. Despite that it seems the dvd is the problem as it won't boot onto another computer. Guess I did something wrong. I'll try again thanks.

 

[racksmith101]

Did you copy the iso to the dvd or burn it to dvd? The first will just copy the file whilst the second will copy the files from within the iso to the dvd.

 

[luckymatt42]

Its just a generic dvd I got on Amazon. Is that the culprit?

Yes, that is the culprit. I don't know what country you're in, as this is more difficult in some places than others, but please go get a real Windows license from a reputable source...best case from Microsoft website.

Even before you get your key, you can download and use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB or CD. I'm not 100% sure of the timeframe, but you can go ahead and install Windows before you get your key...you can "activate" the license later.

I'm in America and I bought Windows legit form the Microsoft website. Form there I got an ISO that I burned onto a dvd. Despite that it seems the dvd is the problem as it won't boot onto another computer. Guess I did something wrong. I'll try again thanks.

OK, I thought you had bought a "Windows DVD" from Amazon...

So when you say you "got an ISO", does that mean you used the Media Creation Tool to create your bootable DVD?

The thing about an ISO is that if you just copy the ISO file onto a DVD, that doesn't necessarily make it a "bootable" DVD. That's what the Media Creation Tool does for you.