Non bootable DVD RW Drive-Plz Help

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I wanna install some Linux Distros through bootable DVDs i got with a magazine. The prob is that my DVD Writer (Sony DVD RW DW-Q120A) is not being shown in the list of bootable devices in the BIOS. I also have a CD-ROM and probably this DVD RW might have been installed as a 'slave' drive.

Is there any way I can make the DVD RW appear in the bootable list of BIOS? Would it be okay if i plug in the DVD RW's wire into the slot CDROM is plugged in on the mother board?

Plz help....

use the jumper setting to change it frm slave....and then check

open up ur dvd drive n see its jumper setting........
probably both you dvd n cd rom are slave or master (which wud create conflict).
best solution is put them to cable select and plud the ide cables to bothj of them. reboot n check in bios... be sure to post back whether the problem was solved or not

Yeah tht was the problem. Both my cdrom and dvd rw has been set as master and HDDs as slaves. Weird config. Are the computer vendors mad?

Anyways I changed it. Now the 2 HDD are Primary master and slave and CDROM and DVD RW secondary master and slave. Just like how it should have been. Its working fine noe. Thanks a million....