How to Install Vista from an external CD/DVD drive?

Question

I recently received my new hard drive in the mail and put it into my dell computer (inspiron E1505). I have the windows vista install cd and I put that into my CD/DVD external drive and connected it by usb. How to I get my computer to boot from this external drive? I have already tried changing the bios to booting from usb and booting from CD/DVD. I get the message "no bootable devices" no matter what I try. Have I missed a step for installing vista? Please help!

Answer 1

ok go to set up when ur computer turns on i don't know what yours will be it could be delete or one of the f keys next go to the boot section hit enter then u should see 2 to 4 option on how the computer will boot u want to change the first option to the cd drive that u are using then just hit f10 to save and exit it should load the os this way if u cant figure out which cd drive is which unplug the broken one and try it that way

Answer 2

Do you already have an OS installed on this laptop?



Because if you do, just boot that OS and put in the Vista CD.

It's not working now, I think, because the CD/DVD drive isn't 'installed' in the BIOS. I could be wrong, but I think that's it.

Answer 3

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