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Asus UEFI/BIOS options - How to boot from DVD?

I have purchased a new Asus Zenbook Prime (UX31A) with Windows 8 preinstalled. To prepare a clean install without any bloatware I wanted to create an image of the whole SSD, because it seems there is no application to create some Recovery DVDs because there exists a complete recovery partition.

To create an image I have a connected an external CD drive to boot a Live CD, however there is no way to actually boot from it (maybe UEFI prevents this?).

What do you suggest - how should I boot from my CD to create an image?

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    See whether [Asus single boot option](http://superuser.com/questions/524598/asus-single-boot-option) and [If USB is not listed in BIOS as a boot option, does that mean the machine can't boot from USB?](http://superuser.com/questions/507111/if-usb-is-not-listed-in-bios-as-a-boot-option-does-that-mean-the-machine-cant) help. – Karan Dec 28 '12 at 18:41
  • Are you sure there isn't a recovery media creator? There should be an AI Recovery application that will allow you to create media. – ernie Dec 28 '12 at 18:46
  • @ernie: No there is none - I was surprised, too. – Christian Ivicevic Dec 28 '12 at 18:50
  • @Karan: Your second link helped me, I will post an answer! – Christian Ivicevic Dec 28 '12 at 18:50

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With Karan's link to my question I was able to boot from CD. First in the Setup I have disabled Security > Secure Boot Control, I have disabled Boot > Fast Boot and enabled Boot > Launch CSM for legacy support. Now it boots from CD!

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