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If the mainboard. If the mainboard doesn't support, you need to make a USB - supported bootable disk.
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My motherboard is okay
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Since the mainboard can boot, you can just install the system directly.
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My motherboard supports USB-HDD and USB-ZIP, but my external hard drive still can't boot. I used sys to transfer the boot files.
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Using SYS to transfer system files definitely doesn't work, I've tried. I've tried several methods and none work. I wonder if any brother can help.
The methods I've tried: Using the administrator's MSDOS7.10 crashes halfway through booting; partitioning in XP and setting it as active, then transferring system files under WIN98, also doesn't work.
Hope the brother can help solve it. Thanks in advance.
The methods I've tried: Using the administrator's MSDOS7.10 crashes halfway through booting; partitioning in XP and setting it as active, then transferring system files under WIN98, also doesn't work.
Hope the brother can help solve it. Thanks in advance.
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The following is a quote from xmcai on 2004-4-6 21:32:41:
Using SYS to transfer system files definitely doesn't work, I've tried it. I've tried several methods and none work, I wonder if any brother can help.
The methods I've tried: When booting with the administrator's MSDOS7.10, it freezes halfway; partitioning under XP and setting it as active, then transferring system files under WIN98, also doesn't work.
Hope the brother can help solve it. Thanks in advance.
Use WINDRV instead! Go to windrv.net and download WINDRV Free Trial.
Method as follows:
1. Attach your USB IDE hard disk or U Disk to your computer
2. Install the USB drivers so that you can see the USB IDE hard disk
or U Disk under Win98
3. Install and Open WINDRV under Win98
4. Under the Tools Menu, open Partition Editor
5. If you can see your USB IDE hard disk or U Disk, then you can try:
6. Partition the USB IDE hard disk or U Disk into a primary partition
of FAT16 or FAT32
7. Set it Active with the Set Active Button
8. Press Copy MBR Button; you can use our MBR, which is a simpler MBR
or if it does not work you can use M$ or download a FreeBSD MBR
from our site
9. Reboot your machine
10. You can then identify your USB primary partition as a drive
12. Use Windows Explorer to format it and put the system files or
Use DOS Window to issue "format /s; for U Disk, the latter
method seems to be the only method for my Allok U Disk
13. You can now re-boot your USB IDE hard disk or U Disk
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