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Latitude C610 upgrade Bios for USB boot?
My Dell Latitude C610 is currently on BIOS Version A05.
Problem:
1. My CD/DVD drive is busted, no longer reading any CD/DVD.
2. My XP is infected w/ Trojans that is too annoying to keep running.
3. Dell boot menu "F12" doesn't support USB boot!
What I want:
Reinstall XP or Run Linux on the sukka.
I do not want to replace the optical drive.
Is there a better BIOS (A7-A15) that allows the sukka to boot USB peripheral?
Any other ways to reinstall OS w/out boot disc?
thanks in advance, Sean
Message Edited by mutika on 01-18-2008 07:01 AM
Problem:
1. My CD/DVD drive is busted, no longer reading any CD/DVD.
2. My XP is infected w/ Trojans that is too annoying to keep running.
3. Dell boot menu "F12" doesn't support USB boot!
What I want:
Reinstall XP or Run Linux on the sukka.
I do not want to replace the optical drive.
Is there a better BIOS (A7-A15) that allows the sukka to boot USB peripheral?
Any other ways to reinstall OS w/out boot disc?
thanks in advance, Sean
Message Edited by mutika on 01-18-2008 07:01 AM
SamCoo
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Posted January 18th, 2008 10:00
Thanks for your respond.
Anyhow, I'm configuring TFTP server to get the XP install from network. I'm using Winagent TFTP server,
Software: Windows XP sp2, Winagent 4.0
Network: Simple TCP/IP router networking
Firewall: Zone Alarm 7
Can someone help me configure Winagent 4.0 and Zone Alarm 7.0 so I can install XP over network boot?
Message Edited by mutika on 01-18-2008 07:02 AM