Problem in formatting ,scan disk i need to set cd rom as first boot device

hi,
For formatting ,scan disk i need to set cd rom as first boot device
But whenever i do it from manager and restart the machine It takes long to get back the console of the machine.
By the time machine boot's up, its from hard disk.
How would i avoid such situation?
Please advice....

hi
could you describe more precisely where are you?
do you mean BIOS boot settings? if yes, you choose CDROM as first, boot and your systems start from CD disk.
what operating system do you use?
what console do you mean?

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