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From: William Coulter wrcoulter33@gmail.com
To: slug@nks.net
Sent: 6/3/08 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] OT: cry for help with boot cd
> I think that I was not making any since yesterday. I have 5 different
> laptops and I want diagnostic CD. It would have the 5 current or up to date
> version of the BIOS on it, asset tag utillity and a low level format for the
> hard drive. Something small and simple, I thought. All the laptops can and
> do boot to a CD. That is something I do know how to do.
>
> Thanks,
> William
There is a website that is designed to help people learn how to efficiently convey their technical issues to others. It was pointed to in a thread I read last summer. One of the tips was to have another person read your intended post before you post it.
"5 different laptops" designates a definitive quantity.
Are the laptops from the same OEM?
Do the laptops bear the same model #?
Do the hard drive OEM/model #s match?
If you are talking "low level" formatting hard drives and "flashing BIOS" you risking loss of access to the mainboards and/or hard drives.
Creating and using "1" CD with that much power, (and variety) in confusion would scare off a lot of would be helpers.
I suggest you bring all the hardware with you to the next meeting.
/robin
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