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Help need on CD-ROM topic

Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 9:28 am
by jatplane
: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

Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 11:30 am
by Rainbow
no

How to install a new OS to a new HD of a notebook?

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 3:34 am
by jatplane
:(

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???

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 7:02 pm
by NickS
PCMCIA attached CD-ROM ?

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 7:19 pm
by Rainbow
Or parallel port - some external drive or a cable and transfer files from other PC in DOS (using e.g. Norton Commander).

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2002 2:46 am
by Joe
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