On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 14:31, Stephanos <stepha...@writeme.com> wrote: > > Dear Liam > > Thanks for that. A little more info please > 1) Which of the six options at the website > (https://www.freedos.org/download/) are you suggesting I download.
I have used FreeDOS 1.0 for this in the past. All you need is to boot the computer, nothing else. You don't need to (and should definitely not) install anything. The downloads for 1.0 are here: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/ Pick the smallest "base" ISO you can get. Alternatively the UNETBOOTIN USB-writing tool has a built-in option to make a FreeDOS 1.0 boot USB. I can't give exact instructions as all PCs are different, and you have not told us the exact model of yours, except that it's a Dell. If it does not default to booting from USB, usually, on most, pressing F12 immediately after it finishes its Power-On Self Test (POST) will let you choose a boot device. So, [1] Write FreeDOS 1.0 ISO to USB, e.g. using Rufus. [2] turn PC off [3] insert your FreeDOS bootable USB key [4] turn PC on [5] After any initial power-on messages appear, and it beeps, *immediately* press F12 [6] if a menu letting you choose boot device appears, pick the USB key [7] see if it works. If it boots FreeDOS, then reboot, remove the key, boot your normal OS as usual, copy the BIOS update onto the key in the normal way, reboot off the key again, and try running it. I advise you to ignore the suggestions from "Michael Christopher Robinson" which are incorrect and dangerous. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lproven – Skype: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 – ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
