The BIOS program acts as an intermediary between the operating system and the computer hardware. It is with its help that you need to configure the optical drive, not the hard drive, as the first boot device for Windows. Carrying out this operation does not require the involvement of computer special forces and does not take much time.
Instructions
Step 1
Restart your computer.
Step 2
Press the Delete or F2 key (depending on the BIOS version) several times in the first seconds of boot when English text appears on a black background of the computer monitor screen. The information about the key in use is always at the bottom of the screen and looks like Press Del to enter BIOS. The keystroke must be done before the operating system starts loading. Otherwise, you will need to restart the computer again.
Step 3
Wait for the BIOS Setup window to appear and select the Boot Device Priority section. Use the cursor keys to navigate the menus and the Enter key to open the desired section.
Step 4
Press the Enter key to enter the selected partition and specify the CD-Rom in the 1st Boot Device field using the Page Up and Page Down keys.
Step 5
Specify Hard Disk in the 2nd Boot Device field and select Exit & Save Changes to save the selected changes.
Step 6
Go to the Exit menu and press the Y key on the BIOS shutdown confirmation window.
Step 7
Insert the Windows installation disc into the drive and press the Enter key in the installer window.
Step 8
Press the F8 key to confirm your agreement to the license agreement.
Step 9
Select (or create) a disk partition to install the operating system in the dialog box that opens. Determine the number and size of disks you need based on your computer settings and user needs.
Step 10
Press the Enter key and use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired partition to install Windows to the selected partition.
Step 11
Confirm your choice by pressing the Enter key and specify the NTFS format in the new dialog box for selecting the formatting format of the selected partition.
Step 12
Wait for the completion of the formatting process and reboot.
Step 13
Adjust the system settings in the familiar Windows graphical interface, following the system prompts.
