No boot from DVD

[alberto <albertobig@libero.it>]

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Hi all,  

My new (ebay...) NEC Versa SXi won't boot from my DVD reader
If I use the CD reader instead,  than it's OK. 

The DVD itself looks fine: after boot, it reads CD's and DVD's. 
But not at boot time. Not CD's, at least. I don't have a bootable 
DVD. 

Settings on the BIOS are correct: There is an option for booting from 
CD/DVD.  BIOS is updated tothe most recent one. 

Does it seem to you a fault in the drive? 
Is the controller typically on the drive or on board, for this kind 
of swappable devices? 

Thanks, 
alberto.