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Creating boot floppies – Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT4000 ProcessLogix R400.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide User Manual

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Publication 1757-IN040B-EN-P - March 2002

Operating System Installation Procedures 2-3

Creating Boot Floppies

If your system does not support booting from a CD-ROM, follow these
instructions to create the required Boot Floppies. Otherwise, skip
to Starting the Installation from the CD-ROM on page 2-4.

You will need:

4 blank 3.5” 1.44 Mb (High Density) Floppy Disks

1.44 MB Floppy Drive

CD-ROM Drive

DOS or Windows based Operating System with access to
CD-ROM and floppy devices.

1. Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Start

Run.

3. Key in this command in the Open entry field:

>cmd<
and click OK to open the DOS window.

4. At the DOS prompt, key in: >D:< and press Enter.

5. Key in this command:

>cd bootdisk<
and press Enter.

6. Key in this command:

>makeboot<
and press Enter.

7. Enter the letter of your floppy disk drive. >A<

IMPORTANT

If your installation requires additional Drivers to be
installed for access to the Hard Disk Controller, Disk
Device, or CD-ROM, it may be necessary to start the
installation via the Boot Floppies. (Even if your
system supports booting off of a CD-ROM.).