7.3 Using an ATAPI Zip or SuperDisk Drive as the Boot Device
To configure your system to boot from an ATAPI Zip
Drive or SuperDisk Drive, take the following
steps:
Restart the system and enter BIOS Setup (usually by pressing F1, F2,
or Del while the BIOS boot screen is visible).
Verify that your high-capacity FDD is displayed as a connected device
in the IDE configuration section. Most recent motherboards list the
drive by name, but some older motherboards may list it only as an
ATAPI device.
In BIOS Setup, locate the Boot Sequence setting (probably in the BIOS
Features or Advanced Settings section) and view the available
options. If an option corresponds directly to your drive (e.g.,
"SuperDisk Drive" or
"LS-120" for the SuperDisk Drive or
"Zip Drive" for the Zip Drive), set
the first boot device to that option. If the BIOS provides a named
boot option only for the Zip Drive but you have a SuperDisk Drive (or
vice versa), try lying to the BIOS. We've never done
that, but some readers have reported success using that method.
If neither drive is listed by name, but the BIOS offers an option
such as "ATAPI Device/Drive,"
"Floptical Drive,"
"Removable Device/Drive," or
"UHD Floppy," set the first boot
device to that option. If none of these options appears, your
motherboard probably does not support booting from a high-capacity
FDD. Check the motherboard maker's web site for a
BIOS update. Downloading and installing that update may add extended
boot support to your motherboard.
After you configure Boot Sequence to use the high-capacity FDD as the
first boot device, use BIOS Setup to disable the embedded FDD
controller and to set Floppy Drive A: and Floppy Drive B: to
"Not Installed." Save all changes
and power down the system.
Insert a blank formatted disk in the drive and use the appropriate
operating system commands to transfer system files to the disk and
make it bootable. For a Zip Drive, you must use a Zip disk. For a
SuperDisk Drive, you may use either a standard 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
diskette or a SuperDisk disk. Restart the system with the bootable
disk in the drive. The system should boot normally to the FDD. If
not, recheck your BIOS Setup configuration. Once you have verified
that the system boots properly from the FDD, don't
forget to restart the system and use BIOS Setup to change the boot
order if you prefer to use something other than the FDD as the
primary boot device.
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