how to boot to a:\ prompt with win 2k

This is a discussion about how to boot to a:\ prompt with win 2k in the Windows Software category; I want to flash my mb bios and forgot which file has to be on the boot disk to get to an A: prompt

Windows Software 5498 This topic was started by John Bucchino, 2000-12-08 22:28. Last reply by miku, 2000-12-10 20:55

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John Bucchino

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#35067

2000-12-08 23:28

I want to flash my mb bios and forgot which file has to be on the boot disk to get to an A: prompt

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CUViper

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#35068

2000-12-09 00:09

you can't do it with win2k.... find a friend with a win9x system and type "sys a:"

Dokt

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#35069

2000-12-09 01:01

Yea - you need to use W98 - call up a DOS window and type 'format a: /s'

DosFreak

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#35070

2000-12-09 09:17

http://www.myshed.net/sanx/technical.html

clutch

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2000-12-09 19:07

I just used a DOS boot floppy on one disk, and the BIOS flash util with image on another because they all wouldn't fit together. Never used the harddrive at any time.

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clutch

MarksmanX

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2000-12-10 17:50

I don't recommend this. But I've been doing this for years and I still don't have any problems. What I do is boot off the Windows 98SE bootdisk and flash the bios on the Hard Drive It never failed so far

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miku

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2000-12-10 20:55

MarksmanX you are right!

That the way I have been doing. Boot of Windows 98 CD and flash the bios of the Hard Drive.

Good Job!

ARC