K8N Neo4-F Bios issue

anyone know of a setting in the bios for the K8N Neo4-F mobo to have it display the option "press any key to boot from cd"    the issue i'm running into is i try and install windows on my harddrive.. it does the initial steps just fine, then after it loads the setup files, it needs a reboot.  However, after it reboots, it boots right into the same steps i just did.  So basically i'm getting stuck in a loop of formating/installing setup stuff
any help would be greatly appreciated

go into BIOS and setup as 1st boot device your HDD.(where OS will be installed)
then boot from CD-ROM (hit "F8" or "F11") to popup selection after post. and choice CD/DVD from there. proceed with XP installation as usual. after reboot installation should continue from your HDD.

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  • MSI K8N Neo4-F booting issues

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  • K8N Neo4-FX Boot Issue

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