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HP Laptop without floppy drive

  • 18-04-2003 1:13pm
    #1
    iwb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭


    I have a HP ZT 1120 which has no legacy devices and didn't come with a floppy drive. I want to upgrade the BIOS but it says in the downloaded file that I need a floppy drive.
    Any ideas on how to get around this. The exe wants to write the files to the A drive. I didn't want to go and buy a floppy drive for this machine just to upgrade the BIOS
    Thanks, iwb


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  • #2
    Pimp Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭Pimp Ninja


    Does it have a cdrom drive?

    Do you have, or have access to a cd burner?

    If so, then you could create a bootable cd with all the required files on it...


  • #3
    iwb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭iwb


    I was going that route. So far, I did the floppy thing from another machine so I now have the floppy which I can copy files from. I can burn a disc in another machine also. My laptop doesn't have a burner built in. Is it as simple as copying the files from the floppy onto a CD and booting from the CD?
    I was afraid that during the update, something would have to be written to the floppy and when the CD wouldn't allow it, the update would fail and I would be left with a useless laptop.
    I guess another option would be to borrow a floppy drive from someone. Anyone want to do me a favour?


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