[NBLUG/talk] Installing Debian or Other GNU

[Howard]

I'm trying to install Debia from CDROM using the Netinstall
ISO. During installation the installer checks for the CDROM. First time
it sees it fine. But right after that I think at the point of writing 
files to disk I get a prompt can't find CDROM. 

I have a feeling this has to do with where my CDROM is located in Bios.
It's on the Secondary Slave. hda has XP. hdb currently has Red Hat 9. I wish
to 
overwrite this with a newer Linux OS.

So what is the syntax to tell Grub where my CDROM is on the Slave drive.

I have a feeling it's something like boot /hdd. Is that right hdd if it is
on the 
Secondary Master Slave?? 

I know this may be simple, but trying to read any Linux manuals is not for
the faint of 
heart for new users. I have yet to see a manual that is concise.

Thanks

Howard