Optical Drives Not Showing Up in Boot Menu / HDD

why doesn't my dvd rom drive show up in boot menu in my HP ENVY DV7-7250US with window 8 and how do i fix the problem could it be the dvd drive gone bad / i ordered recovory disk from hp i am wondering if i ccan i use the recovery disk on a brand new HDD ??

Hi:
In order to boot from a DVD, you need to change some BIOS settings.
Please read this info for what BIOS settings to change so you can boot from a DVD:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c03736054&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_us...
You should be able to use the disks on a new HDD as long as the storage size of the new HDD is at least as large as the one you replaced.

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I' ve tried restarting the printer with the same results.
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Consider checking the network settings on the printer itself. See FAQ at
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