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Make a USB CD-ROM drive bootable
Name: Deus3D Date: July 18, 2002 at 23:32:33 Pacific
Comment:
I need to install Windows 98 on a laptop from an external USB cd drive (an HP 8200. To accomplish this, I need to make the USB CD-ROM drive bootable. Also this laptop's internal cd-rom is physically broken, however the PC still detects and assigns a letter to the useless drive. If this is known to create additional problems please let me know.
You may need to enter into the BIOS and disable the onboard CD-ROM and also change the boot sequence to CD-ROM,A,C. if the BIOS has those options. You will need to navigate around the BIOS to find where these settings are. After making the changes if any exit and save your settings.
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Response Number 2
Name: Chris B Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:06:08 Pacific
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You are going to have a little problem with this idea. You need an OS on board to operate the USB. It will not come up from the bottom as a boot drive. I am not aware of any drivers that will operate a USB from DOS.
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Response Number 3
Name: litz (by don) Date: July 20, 2002 at 07:24:54 Pacific
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i am almost certain that you can use USB with PCDOS2000, or at least there are drivers maybe for it....although I imagine it would be hard to round up
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