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running DOS from a CD
Name: maj81 Date: March 16, 2003 at 05:59:44 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1000/768
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Hi Im going to make mp3 player "from old motherboard", I need MS-DOS to run it, but I dont have hard disk, can I run MS-DOS from a CD? if yes how to do that and how to make that CD, is 6.22 ok or I need 7.0, how can I install 7.0 without windows? if using CD is ok can I install some drivers for CD ,sound card, gameport before making the CD ? Help me plz
Name: x86 Date: March 16, 2003 at 06:59:26 Pacific
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Run the O/S from a boot floppy you can customise to suit your needs...........
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Response Number 2
Name: x86 Date: March 16, 2003 at 08:02:42 Pacific
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Found this link: http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
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Response Number 3
Name: astroraptor Date: March 16, 2003 at 08:59:27 Pacific
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Why not just boot from the hard drive?
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Response Number 4
Name: x86 Date: March 16, 2003 at 11:53:25 Pacific
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he does not have one!
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Response Number 5
Name: george Date: March 16, 2003 at 13:19:01 Pacific
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I hope that 'old motherboard' is at least 200mhz. You need that to play medium quality MP3s.
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Response Number 6
Name: astroraptor Date: March 17, 2003 at 04:35:13 Pacific
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I can play 192Kbit MP3s on my P166 running Windows 98SE. A 486 DX2 can play MP3s, just as long as you aren't doing anything else.
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Response Number 7
Name: Bob Date: March 19, 2003 at 10:44:00 Pacific
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I used to play MP3's on my old Pentium I 100mHz without any problems.
However, I'm wondering where he plans to store the MP3's without a hard drive.
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Response Number 8
Name: x86 Date: March 21, 2003 at 10:52:37 Pacific
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Could he be wanting to boot from CD so he can also put his MP3's on there? Though he needs a MoBo which recognises Bootable Cd's
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Response Number 9
Name: Soedesh Date: April 3, 2003 at 15:14:20 Pacific
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I think your soundcard driver and a small DOS mp3 player like Quickview, JukeMP3 or XTC-Player 0.97 will even fit on a bootable floppy! (together with your cd-rom driver).
Any DOS that can handle your drivers and programs will do.
This (small) content can also be burned on a bootable CD-rom but as I said a floppy has enough room....
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