Booting from internal cd/dvd drive

hallo there, i have a hp d035-dx that cannot boot from cd/dvd drive. please advice. From boot option, there is no boot option of cd/dvd drive
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Hi,
You may need to disable Secure Boot - see the guide on the following link. While in the Boot Options, you may also need to Enable Legacy Devices.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03736054&tmp_task=solveCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc...
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