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Old 12-07-05, 08:20
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Default Help Me Remove Linux!!

i have a laptop with Red Hat installed on it. the floppy bay is broken. im looking for a way to fdisk, format, or debug this system without floppy support. i tried booting from a bootable windows xp cdrom at start up. but it just loads redhat normally everytime. and the correct boot order in bios is set. it just doesnt do anything no matter what cd is in the bay. i just need a way to get linux off, and xp on, without floppy support. someone suggested running windows from inside linux. but im having trouble mounting my cdrom. i also have a ext. usb floppy drive.. but its of no help to me because bios doesnt detect usb on start up.. anyone have a suggestion?
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Old 12-07-05, 08:28
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Did you disable other boot devices in your bios and use your cd as your first boot device?



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Old 12-07-05, 08:41
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the boot order is CDROM, removable devices, then HDD and it doesnt make a difference. it just boots linux no matter what. ive tried booting to the linux cd again. but still no help. just right into Red Hat. i can access the linux command propt at start up. but im new with linux and dont know where to start. i cant get anywhere without floppy support. this is the most confusing problem ever.
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the boot order is CDROM, removable devices, then HDD
try this first boot device is cd --then 2nd and 3rd boot devices set to none --then look for boot from other device (usually right after the above and set this to disabled)-- This should force your sytem to ONLY boot from the cd .

if you leave the other devices in line it will try to boot from them
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Old 12-07-05, 10:15
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BIOS won't let me disable any devices. Nor is there a USB support option in BIOS.
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