Cannot get BIOS to see my external usb dvd drive

[Dark0]

I recently purchased a Samsung Ativ Book 4 preloaded with a virus (Windows 8). I wish to remove this and install Windows 7 but the laptop didn't come with a dvd drive, so I purchased a usb dvd drive and I have a bootable windows 7 disk inside .... I cannot get the BIOS to see the usb drive nor can I boot from it.

I also purchased a SSD and plan to load win 7 on there ...

Please assist me. Someone ... anyone.

P.S. I have already tried disabling and enabling smart boot and no go.

 

[Prostar Computer]

Disable Secure Boot if applicable to boot from other media. You will also need CSM enabled (or UEFI boot disabled) to install Windows 7.

Where did you buy this from? And what virus is on the machine?

 

[getochkn]

First, Windows 8 is not a virus. It runs fine. Install classic shell and you'll never see the tile interface again.

Insted of using a USB dvd drive, do you have a usb stck you could try. There is the windows tool here, http/www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool that would let you format a usb key and make it bootable and copy the files to for installing from there.

For your external usb dvd player, boot up windows 8, plug in the drive, is it detected and is your disc detected? first make sure the thing actually works. some external rely on usb power and some laptops don't put out enough.