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Making a Win98 Bootdisk
White Paper If you have a Win98 CD (either full or upgrade version) and you can read the CD from either DOS or Win9x you can make a Win98 boot disk with generic IDE or SCSI CD-ROM support. So far I have yet to find a 'puter that this boot disk hasn't worked on! [25 Feb 2004]
How to Make a Bootable CD
White Paper This will allow the author to build a Boot Volume Descriptor which contains an absolute pointer to the Boot Catalog, and will also allow the author to build a Boot Catalog with absolute pointers to the bootable images. [17 Jan 2008]
Farewell, floppy
Comment Dell noted that if the hard drive fails on a no-floppy Dimension, consumers will be able to boot up using its CD drive. Dell's current Dimension desktops cannot boot from the USB Flash Memory Key. The company said it will add the ability to boot... [07 Feb 2003]
Dell to ditch the floppy disk
News Dell believes that to convince consumers to move away from the floppy the industry will need a single storage device that offers similar features to a floppy, including the ability to boot the PC, greater capacity and greater usability. [30 Oct 2002]
Using the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) in Windows XP Embedded
White Paper This allows the Operating System (OS) to boot from read-only media such as CD-ROMs, write-protected hard disks, or flash media. Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) provides a means for protecting a volume from writes. [23 Aug 2007]
Ubuntu Hacks: Make Live CD Data Persistent
White Paper Wouldn't it be handy if the user walks up to any random computer, insert a copy of the Ubuntu Live CD, plug in a USB key, boot it up, and have a fully working system with the own documents, settings, and programs - without modifying the computer... [24 Oct 2007]
Remote Management With Virtual Media in the DRAC 4
White Paper Using the virtual media feature in the recently released Dell Remote Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4), administrators can extend the remote management capabilities of Dell PowerEdge servers with a virtual CD or virtual floppy disk boot process. [19 Dec 2004]
Boot Viruses
White Paper After the necessary hardware tests (of memory, disks etc.the system loader routine reads the first physical sector of a boot disk (A:, C: or CD-ROM depending on the options in BIOS Setup) and passes the control to it. [25 Feb 2004]
White Paper: Basic Installation of Nokia EM6600
White Paper Simply take that ISO and create with a CD-R the Boot CD. In the first step Nokia EM6600 must be reloaded from a CD ROM Drive with an ISO Image. This paper is a How To Guide for the complete Set Up of Nokia EM6600 platform to use it within an... [07 Sep 2006]
How Viruses Contaminate Your Computer
White Paper A virus is inactive until the infected program is run or an infected boot record on a floppy/CD is read. Viruses are little bits of software that normally have a negative impact on the computers when they are activated. [16 Jun 2006]
Recommendations for Booting Windows from USB Storage Devices
White Paper Boot from USB has become a highly requested feature. It provides guidelines for BIOS vendors, IHVs, and OEMs to work together to create USB boot enabled products. Both USB flash drive (UFD) and USB CD-ROM drives are in a position to pave the way of... [01 Apr 2004]
USB Support for AMIBIOS8: An overview of USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Support in the AMIBIOS8 Core
White Paper AMIBIOS8 provides support for USB Keyboard & Mouse “legacy” emulation and boot and/or recover BIOS image from USB Mass Storage devices, such as CD-ROM and “Disk Key” Storage Devices. This document discusses the AMIBIOS8 implementation of USB 1.1... [25 Feb 2004]
Remote Operating System Installation
White Paper For computers in your organization that do not contain a PXE-based remote boot ROM, Microsoft provides the administrator with a tool to create a remote boot disk for use with RIS. The RIS remote boot disk can be used with a variety of supported PCI... [03 May 2007]
Living with Linux - part 2
White Paper Most people who buy a Linux CD-ROM plan to install the software on a machine that is already running Windows or Mac OS, and want to keep working with their old programs; Red Hat Linux includes a program called "LILO" for "Linux Loader" that lets... [25 Feb 2004]
Tech Tips for Windows XP Professional, Second Edition: Backup and Recovery chapter
White Paper You'll find time-saving recommendations for ending continuous reboot loops and adding a Safe Mode option to Windows XP's boot menu. From installation and configuration to remote use and management, the CD-ROM ensures a wealth of Windows XP... [16 May 2006]
