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Put a floppy disk that is not bootable in drive A and reboot Write down what you observe If the PC booted to the desktop as usual why didnt it look to the floppy disk to load the OS?
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∙ 15y ago
Because the hard drive obviously came before the floppy drive in the BIOS boot order.
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Can Mac OS X or Linux be used on a bootable floppy or CD?
Linux can be booted from a floppy or a CD, although very few modern distros are actually booted or installed from floppies. Mac OS X cannot be booted or installed from a floppy; the last version of the Mac operating system that could be reasonably booted from a floppy was System 6. Mac OS X versions up to 10.4 could be installed with CDs; 10.5 and later require a DVD.
Can floppy disks be bootable?
Yes.
Windows bootable floppy?
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If you have linux installed on your system how can you still create a bootable floppy disk to use the utility?
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How would a bootable floppy disk be useful in troubleshooting?
After you make the floppy disc a boot drive (beforehand), you can use it to boot your system when you are unable to boot using your harddrive.
Why can you use a bootable floppy disc created in Wondows XP to boot a Windows 2000 computer?
I think you can only use a windowsbootable floppy disc for the system in which it was made from.
What is the main function of sysexe files?
You mean 'SYS.EXE'? It is used under MS-DOS to make a floppy bootable.
What is the utility to test memory on Windows Vista?
Memory Diagnostics (mdsched.exe). -------------------------- You are better testing memory outside of your OS. Use a program such as Memtest86 from a bootable medium (such as a floppy, CDRom, or bootable flash drive)
What Operating system is used on the bootable floppy disk or CD?
MS Dos is the operating system used for floppy disk and CDs. MS Dos is an old program created by Microsoft.
How do you access the hard drive in MS-DOS?
If MS-DOS is installed and booted from the drive, it can be accessed immediately at the command prompt. If you have booted from an MS-DOS floppy, you can access the hard drive by typing C:
What operating system is used on bootable CD's or floppy disks?
Warcraft DOTA system and Counter Strike version 1.3 System
How do you boot from a CD?
First thing is, the CD has to be a 'Bootable CD'.Change the 'First/Primary boot device' in the bios setting to 'CD ROM'. Ususally it will be floppy disk, by default. Insert the bootable CD into the CD drive. That's it!!
