Monday, August 4, 2008

Boot DOS from Flash Drive Without Using Floppy Drive

Step 1:
Download the files:
1.http://www.docjelly.com/Blog/content/binary/SP27213.exe
2.http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vm...d21-050404.zip
3.http://www.msu-hb.de/download/boot98se.exe
Step 2:
Install the SP27213.exe file. If you need to use a floppydisk image file to access the DOS system files, extract the vfd21-050404.zip somewhere ( say c:\utility\VFD\ ).If you are using the floppydisk image file, extract the boot98.exe file using a WinRar. This archive will give you an error when extracted with winrar, but the image file inside (winb98.ima) will be extracted. Put the resulting winb98.ima file somewhere ( say c:\utility\VFD\ ), this step is needed only if you have no other source for the DOS system files.

Step 3:
Insert the USB Memory Device, do not use a HUB.Run the VFD Control Panel (c:\utility\VFD\vfdwin.exe).The VFD Control Panel will start on the device driver tab, press the [install] and [start] buttons. Switch to the drive 0 tab, and press the [drive letter] button, and select something other than your drive letter.Now, you will press the [open] button, and point the VFD Control Panel to either the WINB98.IMA image file and click the new [open] button.
Start the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (from the start menu).Select FAT or FAT32 as your file system, Fat32 may be preferable for large memory devices.
Optionally, you may give your USB-MD a Volume Label.
Click the Quick Format check box.
Click the Create DOS Startup Disk check box.
Select the Using DOS System Files Located at: radio button.
Point the HP Utility to the source of your DOS system files (the directory, floppy, or virtual floppy drive) using the [...] button below the Using DOS System Files Located at: radio button.
Click the [Start] button.

Lastly:
Go to the VFD Control Panel and on the drive 0 tab, press the [close] button, next go the the driver tab and press the [stop] and [uninstall] button, and exit the VFD Control Panel.

Your computer SHOULD now boot from the USB Memory Device.

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