I want to format a device to be an MS-DOS boot disk but I dont have a floppy disk drive. Unless you show me one on ebay thats 5 dollars or less I cant buy it. I wanted to know If I could format another device, I have plenty of them for example SD, micro SD, flash drive some I don't even know the name of but If you know the name I would greatly appreciate it.
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You could very easily create a bootable USB with dos with the old HP drive formatting tool/.
Depending on your needs, you might also be able to use freedos from a cd, or possibly install it to other devices from that.
answered Jun 18, 2012 at 15:12
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This is great but can you direct me to the HP website where I can download it (i would really appreciate it :) Commented Jun 18, 2012 at 15:37
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HP replaced it with a new version thats inferior - third party sites are the only way to get it.– Journeyman Geek ♦Commented Jun 18, 2012 at 15:38
You'll need to download the HP Flash Utility and the Windows 98 MS-DOS System Files.
Follow instructions listed on this site:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/46707-ms-dos-bootable-flash-drive-create.html
And next give a bit more info on which OS you are using, etc. I am going under assumption that you are using Windows.
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Yeh Im having some problem with the software can you direct me to someone who can help me Commented Jun 18, 2012 at 22:49
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hpflash1.zip (sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/…) & win98boot.zip (sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/…)– GeorgeCommented Jun 20, 2012 at 20:42