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4.1.2

Creating a bootable floppy disk

Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.

DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.

b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press .

Windows

XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
b. Click S t a r t

S t a r t

S t a r t from the Windows

desktop, then select M y

M y

C o m p u t e r

C o m p u t e r.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click F i l e

F i l e

F i l e from the menu, then select F o r m a t

F o r m a t

F o r m a t. A F o r m a t 3 1 / 2

F o r m a t 3 1 / 2

F l o p p y D i s k

F l o p p y D i s k window appears.

e. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k

C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k

C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the format

options field, then click S t a r t

S t a r t

S t a r t.

Windows

2000 environment

To create a set of boot disks for Windows

2000:

a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive.

b. Insert the Windows

2000 CD to the optical drive.

c. Click S t a r t

S t a r t

S t a r t, then select R u n

R u n

R u n.

d. From the Open field, type

D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:

assuming that D: is your optical drive.

e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue.

Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable
floppy disk.