I've done it several times using this method - works every time.
First I use a DOS floppy to FDISK and format the drive in the laptop. This way
the partition table is set the way the laptop BIOS will expect it.
Then I remove the drive from the laptop and connect it to my $40 universal
drive
What did you do to get the usb port to be recognized? Seems like you
have to have it seen before you could use that.
Robert
ps Really don't want to have to get rid of it, but 3 repeater projects
are draining my resources right now ;-) Great laptop to grab and go
on repeaters though.
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Pre OS boot machine BIOS on most modern P3 class or newer laptops can
see a usb drive device such as a floppy, cdrom or in P4 and later
cases now flash drives. For the most part anything P3 800 or older
will not see a flash drive without a software driver sub system...
however in many cases P3
A simple solution to your dilemma is to pull the drive and connect it
with a $12.00 adapter to a modern 3.5 ide drive bay desktop computer,
format the drive as fat32,copy the win98se directory off of the cdrom
to the 2.5 laptop drive.. stick the laptop drive back into the
laptop.. boot from a
Have you found one yet?
*I May* have a CF27 up for sale. Bought it ironically at a hamfest 2
weekends ago here in ATL. I LOVE the laptop. The only thing is that
I am having a heck of a time getting at least Win98 on the drive. No
CD drive. USB drive though. It came with a drive that had Lynx
Sorry about that!
Sometimes you just wish to reach into cyberspace and grab em' before
they go Meant to send that direct.
Sorry,
rb
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wrote:
Have you found one yet?
*I May* have a CF27 up for sale. Bought it
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Good evening everyone,
Subject says it all. Thought I had one lined up but the
seller flaked. Need a CF-25 Toughbook or equivalent to program my
MT-1000 and Spectras.
Let me know what
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