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Thanks for the reply. The boot order screen offers 6 options: 1. ATAPI CD/DVD ROM DRIVE 2. USB HARD DRIVE 3. USB FLOPPY 4. NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE 5. USB DISKETTE ON KEY 6. NETWORK ADAPTER (not present) I have tried all 5 - all with the same negative results - Nothing. So frustrating to have a...

I had to replace a bad hard drive in my Pavillion DV9700 lap top but when I put in my Win 7 OS install disc, the DVD reader would spin up but the ready light would not come on and would not boot. I bought an external USB DVD drive but noticed that USB DVD is not a boot option. What can I do?