From: Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:05:05 -0600 > Sad that nobody cares for old machines anymore. There are way more of > them than new ones. But I guess "new" is "cheap enough" and > (sometimes) works where old doesn't.
My most used workstation is a Pentium S 133 MHz with an Ethernet connection to a Linux router. > So your BIOS won't boot from CD? You could maybe (?) try Smart Boot > Manager (via floppy), which claims to subvert that need. What about temporarily connecting the target drive to another machine where the installer works? After installing the OS and replacing the drive, adjust boot parameters for the target machine. Regards, ... Peter E. -- 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 12 Tel +13606390202 Bcc: peasthope at shaw.ca http://carnot.yi.org/ "http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/index.html#Itinerary " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user