Re: make win98 boot from cd?

From: dadiOH (dadiOH_at_x-mail.net)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:08:39 -0500

Thufir wrote:
> Tom F. wrote:

>> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/bootcd.htm
>> This link concerns installing windows, but it doesn't matter. You
>> want to boot from a CD. It explains how to do that well, with bios
>> screen shots and everything.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm not seeing the "boot screen" mentioned here.

Then your machine is broken. Or your CRT isn't turned on. Or you
aren't looking.

ALL computers have that screen...the POST...the one where RAM is
checked. The OS installed on the hard drive has no bearing on it.

Maybe it is going too fast to read? Then HALT it (press Pause/Break).
Somewhere - normally lower left - there will be info about the key you
need to press to get into the BIOS setup (all mobos have a BIOS, all
have a setup).

Resume the boot by pressing Esc then whatever key is needed to enter
BIOS setup - keep tapping it until the machine beeps at you or you are
in BIOS. Once there, you will have to browse around (using arrow keys)
to find where you change the order of the boot devices. Once you find
that section and select it, "Enter" will give you the various options.
IMO, setting floppy first, CD drive second and hard drive third makes
sense.

Once device boot order is set, save the BIOS changes. Read the
instructions at the bottom of the screen to see how to save BIOS changes
and exit.

In the future, BIOS will check for a bootable floppy, then a bootable CD
before the hard drive. May well tell you that those checks failed, no
big deal...they will always fail unless you have bootable media in one
or the other. After each failure, it will check the next device
ultimately coming to the hard drive.

If you or your machine can't do the above you are SOL. 

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