CDROM Problem

[Stephen]

So I downloaded the ISO's for the server and desktop of Ubuntu 8.04

I start by installing server CD but the computer says it is 
non-bootable. WTF? Checked the CD
on another machine and it was fine. Checked the BIOS in the Linux box 
and it recognized the
CD drive. It is an IDE CDROM.

So I pull the machine out of the bottom of the tower, open it up and 
make sure the cables are
seated.

I try again and the server install  goes fine.

I put the machine together again, and return it to its place.

Later I try to install the desktop CD and I get the non-bootable error 
again. Shee-it.

So I pull the machine out of the tower again, try everything physical 
that I can think of but I can't
make the machine read the CD.

The CD does boot in another machine. Other bootable CDs do not boot. The 
CD is still recognized in
the BIOS.

So do I just buy a new CDROM drive, or might there by some other 
problems that I should check out
first.

Thank you!

Stephen


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