# SLES11 SP3 install CDs

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/sles11-sp3-install-cds/26163>\
**Category:** SLES Install-Boot\
**Created:** [October 1, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles11-sp3-install-cds/26163 "2014-10-01T22:03:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![kcarmical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@kcarmical](https://forums.suse.com/u/kcarmical)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles11-sp3-install-cds/26163/1 "2014-10-01T22:03:54Z")

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I need to install SLES11 on an old machine that can only read CD-ROM. I’ve been unable to find a download source for the CD images; all I see is the 2 DVD set. Does anyone know if the CD images are available anywhere? I’ve tried an external USB DVD reader, but that option didn’t work.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles11-sp3-install-cds/26163/2 "2014-10-01T23:17:11Z")

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[QUOTE=kcarmical;23950]I need to install SLES11 on an old machine that can only read CD-ROM. I’ve been unable to find a download source for the CD images; all I see is the 2 DVD set. Does anyone know if the CD images are available anywhere? I’ve tried an external USB DVD reader, but that option didn’t work.  
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If CD isos existed they would be available same place as the DVD isos. (Why hide them away?)

Various installation options are described at  
[https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/singlehtml/book\_sle\_deployment/book\_sle\_deployment.html#tab.boot.opt](https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/singlehtml/book_sle_deployment/book_sle_deployment.html#tab.boot.opt)

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**Author:** ![KEVIN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KEVIN1](https://forums.suse.com/u/KEVIN1)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles11-sp3-install-cds/26163/3 "2014-10-02T19:25:59Z")

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kcarmical wrote:  
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> I need to install SLES11 on an old machine that can only read CD-ROM.[/color]

Thinking outside the box…

Could you purchase an inexpensive external DVD drive to do the install?

–  
Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner  
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