Re: [SLUG] BIOS flash ...

From: Ronald KA4INM Youvan (ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Mon Mar 25 2002 - 18:21:43 EST


Hi Bill Triplett:

> How does one go about making a DOS boot disk? I don't have DOS or
> Windows, only Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS 9.2.2. Is it possible to create
> some kind of DOS boot disk on one of those OSs?

> I have an aflash.exe program that needs to be run from DOS to flash
> the bios. Is it possible to obtain DOS without getting Windows? I
> don't have the original CDs or Disks that came with the motherboard.

  Did you throw away your old DOS 5.0 box, book and disks?

   I think the MAC will format a DOS disk, but it won't be bootable.
        (same for LINUX)

   Find a friend or neighbor that still has a DOS partition on one
drive and have him/her format 5 or 6 for you.

       73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com
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