Re: Boot to DOS??????

From: Nathan McNulty (525676_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:46:36 -0700

Thanks for the tip on the Boot Disk. I've always used that website
because I thought for some reason that creating a boot disk from within
Windows would make me do the whole 6 floppies for WinXP Boot Disks.

I have an OptoRite DD0203 DVD Burner that requires flashing be done in a
DOS and cannot be done from within Windows. There should be
instructions that come with the flashing utility as to how to flash it.
You will need 3 things: 1. New BIOS file, 2. Flashing Utility, and 3.
The bootdisk.

Just make sure to print out the instructions and then reboot and follow
them. It's actually very simple thought it seems like it is difficulty.

Nathan McNulty

R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Nathan.
>
> Since Xeno has WinXP, he can just right-click on Drive A: in My
> Computer, with a blank or expendable diskette in the drive. The click
> Properties | Format. On the next screen, choose Create an MS-DOS
> startup disk.
>
> This diskette can be used to flash the mainboard BIOS, as you said. But
> Xeno needs to update the firmware on the CD-ROM drive. Instructions for
> that may be different than for the mainboard. As I recall, my latest CD
> drive firmware update was from inside WinXP; Xeno's drive must be a
> different make and model.
>
> RC

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