TSSTcorp CD-RW/DVD-ROM TS-H493A TSSTcorp DVD+/-RW TS-H653A. GCDROM does work in an Optiplex 745 (non-RAID, Q965 chipset). Just for the record, I'm booting to DOS using a USB flash drive to access a Ghost image on DVD. Ultimately I hope to boot the DVD itself. After searching for DOS bootable images I have found FreeDOS project. Unfortunately FreeDOS 1.1 LiveCD mode is not supported out of the box. Using modified iso image from this page you can boot directly to DOS without need to install anything. Norton.Ghost.11.5.Corporate.DOS.Boot.CD.iso - Google Drive. These are the MS-DOS boot disk images available from AllBootDisks. Download the diskette image you need, and if you need assistance creating a bootable diskette from this image, visit the how-to page. Thanks to Ed Jablonowski from Bootdisk.com for creating these disks.
Universal MS-DOS 8.0 Multiboot Live CD
Universal MS-DOS 8.0 Multiboot Live CD is completely free for the download
Universal MS-DOS 8.0 Multiboot Live CD can be used as standalone CD/DVD or as part of the boot CD / DVD distribution with the OS.
When you boot up from the CD, a text-based menu will be displayed, and you will be able to select the item you want to run.
Unofficial Windows XP SP3 Recovery Console | ||
Windows Memory Diagnostic | ||
Universal multibootdisk | ||
Diagnostic | ||
| Norton Utilities 8.0 |
MS-DOS 8.0 /NT Loader multibootdisk - Universal Windows Multi Boot Disk with ntfs support launch All Windows NT5x & 9x, allow repair booting process, format.com & sys.com functionality is restored. About MS-DOS 8.0 & Download Full Installation Boot CD ISO image.
Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives.
↑ / ↓ to select, Enter to execute, Esc to quit |
Norton Utilities 2002
Norton Utilities 2002 | ||
↑ / ↓ to select, Enter to execute, Esc to quit | ||
Tools Used:
bfi.exe (Build Floppy Image - to create bootable image from files)
mkisofs.exe (a tool to create/build the CDRom ISO image file)
build-iso.cmd (batch file to create floppy and iso image)
We will need some files from Windows ME or Windows XP startup disk
io.sys (Dos Input Output System file)
msdos.sys (Dos system file)
command.com (MS-Dos mode command line interpreter)
himem.sys (An extended memory manager that is included with DOS and Windows)
mscdex.exe (Microsoft CD-Rom Extension)
oakcdrom.sys (Generic CD-Rom driver, work with the most of all IDE CD-ROM drives)
xmsdsk.exe (Adjustable XMS RAMdisk Driver - Freeware)
ctmouse.exe (Mouse Driver For Dos - also works on USB Mouse - Freeware) or mouse.com
You can add your favorite Programs in the bootcd,
All you need to do is Edit autoexec.bat and config.sys and add all the required files inthe folder and double click on build-iso and you are ready to burn bootcd.iso
Example: You want to add Mcafee Antivirus in the bootcd, all you do is create a folder MCAFEE in the folder CD
and add a line in config.sys menu
menuitem=MCAFEE, McAfee Antivirus
add two more lines in config.sys
[MCAFEE]
include=DOS
and add 4 lines in autoexec.bat
:MCAFEE
COPY X:MCAFEE*.* R:
R:scanpm.exe /adl /all /clean
GOTO DOS
when you start your computer with this bootcd, you will get to menu where you can choose which program you want to run. In this example we will create 50Mb Ram Disk (You will have Minimum of 64Mb Memory)
Microsoft Windows Startup Menu
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1. Dos2. TestDisk
Free Bootable Dos Cd Download
3. Ghost
4. Ntfs
5. Partition Manager
Bootable Dos Cd Download
6. McAfee Antivirus
Enter a choice: 1
Bootable Dos Cd Iso
You can easily create bootable cd,
all you have to do is add few lines in autoexec.bat and config.sys
and copy files in CD folder and double click on build-iso.cmd
and it creates a iso file BootCD.iso
Make A Bootable Dos Disk
You can add as many items in the list but you are limited to 9 per screen
to add more items simply add submenu=MORE, More... (under [MENU] block)
and add [MORE] in config.sys and you can add more menuitem there.