1 Topic by ES (edited by ES 2010-05-18 16:35:51)

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Topic: Problems Booting GParted 0.5.2-9 on Dell Dimension 3100

I was working on a Dell Dimension 3100 last night and could not boot to a newly burned copy of GParted Live 0.5.2-9. I am needing to resize the system partition (WinXP Pro). I burned the ISO file to different brand CD-R discs, and I also verified that both CD-Rs booted without issue to multiple other PCs.

When I boot, I get the following error message (I apologize for not getting the exact verbiage):
Cannot boot from source. Press F1 to retry or F2 to enter System Setup

The drive is an DVD+/-RW, HLDS GWA4164B. The firmware was version D108, but I upgraded it to version E113 (from Dell Support site) as part of the troubleshooting process. However, after rebooting, I still get the same error even on the newer version of firmware. I CAN boot from other bootable CDs, such as the Windows setup CD.

Also, I apologize for not having the requested info in the sticky. I am no longer on-site, and I did not find this support forum (and become aware of the needed info) until today. I will get this info tonight and post it as soon as possible.