HP DV7: Boot from CD/DVD (Linux installation)

Hello,
I have a HP DV7-3150ed with Windows 7. Now I want to get rid of Windows 7 and install Linux Ubuntu. I already created a boot dvd with Ubuntu. But now my problem, although I selected my DVD drive in the BIOS it does not boot from my DVD drive. It just boots from my HDD. My DVD drive works well within Windows 7.
If more info is needed to solve this problem, just let me know.
Please can anyone offer me some advice? Thank you in advance.
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Hi,
Try the following.
Shut down the notebook, tap away at the esc key as soon as you press the power button to access the Start-up menu, insert the Ubuntu disc, select Boot Options ( f9 ), use the arrow keys to highlight the optical drive and hit enter - if you get a prompt to 'Press any key to continue', do so and see if it boots from this disc.
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