IA: CD-ROM Boot

This new feature enables the user to boot a system from an installation CD (rather than the Device Configuration Assistant diskette, as was the case in the past) using the "El Torito" standard.

The BIOS on most IA based motherboards manufactured since late 1997 supports the "El Torito" standard and thus recognizes CD-ROM drives as boot devices. To turn on this capability, the user runs the system's BIOS setup tool.