Re: Booting BI440ZX with no floppy

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From: Mark Jaffe
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 00:00

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Mark Jaffe wrote:
> 
> We're building an appliance-class machine which includes no floppy, only
> HD and DVD-RAM. Is there a BIOS option to allow booting with no floppy,
> or will we be forced to install a jumper to fool the system into
> thinking there's a floppy drive attached?
> 
> Mark

I'd appreciate responses by email as well as the list, S.V.P.

Mark
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From: Mark Jaffe <mjaffe@rsv.ricoh.com>
Subject: Re: Booting BI440ZX with no floppy
Date: 1999/11/08
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