Re: [K12OSN] Disable in bios-Booting from HDD

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Disble in bios!! or the durn thing won't necessarily boot. Chuck

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, you wrote:
> And while you have the case open - 
> disconnect the Hard Drive
> that will make the terminal boot a lot faster ...
> 
> 
> > Doug Simpson wrote:
> 
> 
> > IF that isn't possible, one option is to mount the floppy drive back into 
> > the case and put the blanker lpate back in.  Then the floppy isn't 
> > sticking out for them to grab hold of.  Then the only time you will have 
> > to worry about a bootdisk is if it fails.
> > 
> > DS
> > 
> > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Chris Gillies wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Our k12ltsp network consists of 15 Compaq Deskpro 4000 machine (as the 
> > > terminals) Due to the limitations of the built in network card (as 
> > > previously discussed in this list) I have installed Netgear FA310tx cards 
> > > which we currently boot from the floppy using a rom-o-matic boot disk.
> > > 
> > > All of the terminals have a small hard drive (currently completely blank 
> > > having been fdisked to remove the previous OS). Is it possible to transfer 
> > > the bootdisk process on to the hard drive? (Kids being kids I have so far 
> > > "lost" 3 bootdisks while the machines have been unattended!!)
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > Chris Gillies
> > > 
> > > IT Co-ordinator
> > > St Thomas' Primary School
> > > Mareeba, Qld. Australia 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > Doug Simpson
> > Technology Specialist
> > DeQueen Public Schools
> > DeQueen, AR 71832
> > simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us
> > Tux for President!
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