If your Drive is formatted NTFS, no, NTFS format cannot be read in regular
DOS.
Your CD/DVD RW software should have a option to burn an ISO file to a CD
--
Bob Eyster
MS Windows Vista Home Premium
"rene" <rene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5ADF0707-70AD-458F-93EB-2F1A52D3844D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for all the advice folks but I have embarked on the FreeDOS route
> and
> have downloaded the file - fdfullcd.iso (all 152 MB of it)
>
> What I really need now please is to know what I do now - burn it to CD as
> is?
>
> Then boot from the CD?
>
> My HDD has two partitions could I put the .bin file on the D drive or is
> a
> pen drive better?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "Marcin Domaslawski" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Right, or under FreeDOS if you've already downloaded it.
>>
>> Marcin Domaslawski
>>
>>
>> "rene" <rene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:61761326-6BCE-4796-998F-3A67E977F328@microsoft.com...
>> >I tried the Shuttle winflash utility and get the message that the BIOS
>> >is
>> >not
>> > an Award one (it is a Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 12/26/2002) and
>> > that's it - it will not flash the BIOS so I guess I have to do it under
>> > DOS
>> >
>> > "Marcin Domaslawski" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> On Shuttle site you can download WinFlash - check if will work with
>> >> your
>> >> motherboard.
>> >>
>> >> Marcin Domaslawski
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "rene" <rene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7FE3C131-218B-49DE-AB02-CF29E66CAB0D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I need to flash my BIOS and have downloaded the latest one
>> >> >(fb51s037.bin).
>> >> > The instructions say – “Extract the file into a bootable floppy disk
>> >> > or
>> >> > into
>> >> > hard drive. Start the system with a bootable floppy disk or bootable
>> >> > CD
>> >> > into
>> >> > PURE DOS mode. When DOS prompt, type awdflash fb51s037.binâ€
>> >> >
>> >> > However my PC does not have a FDD drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > The OS is Win Vista Ultimate. Can I perform this operation by
>> >> > starting
>> >> > in
>> >> > Safe mode with command prompt or how else can I start in “Pure DOSâ€
>> >> > mode
>> >> > to
>> >> > flash the BIOS
>> >>
>>
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