Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At 03:24 PM 6/27/99 , Mick Fitzpatrick wrote:
> >Hello
> >
> >How does one make a CD drive bootable?
>
>
> The BIOS on your motherboard must support "boot from
> CD drive."  Check with your motherboard manufacturer
> for a BIOS upgrade for your MB, most of the newest BIOS
> revisions have this option.  Then you enable boot seek
> CD Rom drive for Boot in the CMOS settings.

FYI, the specification for a bootable CD is called "El Torito". A simple DOS
boot sector on a CDROM doesn't work.

For more info see..

http://nikko.simplenet.com/goldentime/bootcd.htm


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