Learnaseyego Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have an HP pavillion zt1230 laptop (old, but still want to try to do something with it). I can not seem to get a live-cd to boot on this machine. I have tried ubuntu 8.10, Knoppix (old, but I had it so...) and BackTrack3 live CD . My other laptops and desktops boot from these live CDs with no problem. Any ideas as to why it won't boot? Is there anything I can try to get it to boot on the hp? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshan Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Did you set it to boot from CD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learnaseyego Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Did you set it to boot from CD? Yes, Is just stops and says unable to boot. I know its not the drive because I can put in an XP cd and it will boot and allow me to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eviltechie Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yes, Is just stops and says unable to boot. I know its not the drive because I can put in an XP cd and it will boot and allow me to install. It could be an issue with your burner. I've got two burners on my computer, and only one can make bootable CDs. I would try another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learnaseyego Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 It could be an issue with your burner. I've got two burners on my computer, and only one can make bootable CDs. I would try another one. The CD works on my other computers though. Could this still be the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tymac94 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Try a CD laser lens cleaner, or you could burn another copy and set the max speed to the slowest it could go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H@L0_F00 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The CD works on my other computers though. Could this still be the issue? Upgrade the BIOS and burn at a slower speed. Your drive may not be new/good enough to read the CD without it being burnt at a slower speed. I had this problem before with an old desktop... The CD booted on my laptop but not the desktop so I burnt it at a lower speed and it booted fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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