Help need on CD-ROM topic

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jatplane
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:cry:

Could anyone tell me... Is it possible to use a USB CD-ROM in DOS??? When I tried to boot from a bootdisk (Window 98), I enable the booting with CD-ROM support however when it tried to load the driver from the CD-ROM... it stated no CD-ROM found..... I believed tat the CD-ROM supporting driver is for Normal Desktop computer...

So does anyone know is it possible to enable my USB CD-ROM in DOS???
I need the CD-ROM to install OS into my Compaq Presario 800 Notebook
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Rainbow
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no
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jatplane
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So I can't enable my USB CD-ROM in DOS... So does anyone know of any method to install a New OS to a New HD of a notebook? Without a OS inside my HD is similar to a useless Notebook now....

Could anyone kindly guide me along???
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NickS
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PCMCIA attached CD-ROM ?
Tested patched BIOSes. Untested patched BIOSes.
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Or parallel port - some external drive or a cable and transfer files from other PC in DOS (using e.g. Norton Commander).
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Joe
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Take yur 2.5" new drive and get an 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor (found on the net)and install the laptop 2.5" to a desktop PC. From there, copy the OS disk to the 2.5" laptop drive after you partition and format the drive.

Re-install the 2.5" drive back into the laptop and start the setup.

and you're done.

Joe
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