We noticed a very peculiar issue where even after changing the Boot order in BIOS, we were not able to boot from the other boot device; instead, it defaulted to booting from the Windows Boot Manager.

Tried restarting several times over. So I figure what the heck, I will just reinstall from the actual Windows disk. I insert the CD but the system doesn't boot from the CD. I enter the BIOs and there ...

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that the computer's microprocessor uses to boot the system. It is the main link between the operating system and the attached devices like hard disks, ...