Loading FC-2 on a computer that won't boot from CDROM

Edward edward at tripled.iinet.net.au
Mon Aug 16 03:41:49 UTC 2004



Timothy Murphy wrote:

> Robert B. McCown wrote:
> 
> 
>>I have FC=1 successfully running on a Dell Optiplex GXi that will not
>>boot from the CDROM.  This is an old machine that works well but the
>>BIOS won't let me boot from CDROM.  I tried the FC1 boot disk, no joy,
>>it won'd recognize the FC2 CD.  I have searched for two weeks for how to
>>fool my old computer into booting from CDROM, again no joy.
>>Besides buying a new computer, upgrading the BIOS, or buying a USB ren
>>device, have you suggestions?
> 

You can try: http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/

Put it on a floppy - I've booted PCs from CD with it in the past.

Regards,
Ed.






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