Impossible to boot on internal CD-DVD after HD swap (Compaq CQ58)

Hello,
My PC is Compaq CQ58
After having HD fatal error messages I have ordered a brand new HD. (same capacity as former one)
Power on
=> then F2 for diagnostics, results are 100% ok for the drive and memory
=> then F10 setup, system Configuration, UEFI Boot Order = 1 - internal CD/DVD ROM Drive
=> F10 (Save and exit)
Then : The system is not booting up on the CDR (either Windows7 or Ubuntu, both of them are bootable, checked on another PC).
HELP !!!
What is displayed (stay permanently displayed):
.......... Boot device not found
Please install an operating system on your HD
HD (3F0)
F2 System diagnostics
For more information, please visit : www.hp.com\go\techcenter\startup ...........
I can hear the CDR device starting for a while but nothing happens (and CDR comes back to silence after 30')
Thanks in advance for advices

Is this a Windows 8 machine natively? Look for settings on secure boot and legacy boot. Turn off secure boot and make sure legacy boot is allowed.

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