Installed, but now I'm stuck HELP!!!!!!!!

[l3acklash]

Damnit, I guess the disk drive is messed up or something, because even without the hard drive in the laptop it should STILL run the installer off the disk. I'm confused though, because when I power the laptop on, you can distinctively hear the laser head reposition itself. You know.. that distinct sound any disk drive makes for the first second when you power a computer on than goes away. Yeah, that sound. I can hear that. But when I put a disk in the drive and close it, and try restarting it, nothing shows up! Just that stupid black screen with that blinking curser at the top left!

[PyroSamurai]

Burn a new CD and try to reinstall. It might be that the CD you use was or has gone bad. Also don't forget to check the BIOS setup. The option might not be shown when you boot but it is still there. Try the new CD first though.