R600 not booting from slimdock

[MYOB]

I finally got a slimdock for my R600, as I need to get Windows back on it (its got a replacement hard disk)

Its not booting. CD-ROM is set at the top in the boot options, removable devices second (as it is removable...). But its not booting

I've tried both the Vaio-Link restore discs and my own store-bought XP discs. Its also ignoring BeOS and Linux discs.

Sony aren't willing to talk to me without a credit card number (unlike Dell, who give eternal phone support). Any ideas?

[seb21__]

Can you use the Floppy disk? Starts the CD or is the CD not recognize?


BTW: What says e-support?

http://www.vaio-link.com/index/index.asp?l=en

[MYOB]

CD drive spins up, machine skips to the netboot monitor - its not reading or ignoring the disks

E-Support has never given me a working login - link to activate account is completely corrupted.

[seb21__]

Mmmh, I have no idea.:smileysad: Maybe the guys from VAIO-Village can help better.

http://p200.ezboard.com/bunofficialsony

[MYOB]

Posted at Vaio Village but that site looks extremely dead...

[MYOB]

Right, I am an idiot. Went into the BIOS to reenable the printer/serial/floppy which I'd disabled for IRQ starvation reasons on a narky BeOS R4 install... found I'd turned off i.LINK boot.. Doh.