PS - Download gparted and create a DOS MBR partition table first to make
sure you are not still on the GPT table.
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Don Flowers <donr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You are going to need to download this:
> ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp39501-40000/sp39596.exe
>
> And then you need to download Jerome's FDI image and and substitute the
> AHCI.SYS driver for the UIDE/UDVD driver. On my Acer laptop and that's the
> only thing that works for me. This will give access to the hard drive. Once
> you have the hard drive formatted and "SYSed" Report back,
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. <jer...@shidel.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Matt,
>>
>> > In the Boot tab in my BIOS, the menu for Xst Boot has CD, USB Floppy,
>> USB CD, etc, etc and UEFI at the bottom. Usually I have UEFI as first and
>> only boot. However, I've changed it to USB Floppy (I dunno why it thinks
>> it's a floppy) as first and only, no UEFI. I can't see any option to
>> disable UEFI more than that.
>>
>> When you try to boot the image, if you only see a blank screen with
>> blinking cursor, and you never see the “FreeDOS kernel 2041……..” messages,
>> the kernel is either not compatible or is not being loaded. Unfortunately,
>> I don’t know enough about your specific hardware. So, I cannot say if it is
>> not compatible with FreeDOS. Or, what exact settings you would need to make
>> to get it to run the OS.
>>
>> Perhaps, if you submit the information for your BIOS manufacturer and
>> version, someone may know exactly what to change. Or, possibly may be
>> familiar with getting FreeDOS to work in a similar situation.
>>
>> Sorry that I could not be of greater assistance.
>>
>> Jerome
>>
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