Boot to floppy drive

EdwardA · #1 September 11th, 2004, 05:06 AM

Hi,

A lot of good stuff on your forum. A lot of stuff to read through.

Last week I installed a new primary drive, nice and quiet but my PC is now running slow. After spending a week, wondering what I did wrong on the install, I just learned today about acoustic sound management. What a rip in my opion my drive set to run slower, I'm just finding out I wished I could charge Maxtor for my time wasted.

Enough of that sad story, I found the Maxtor software to adjust the drive settings but do not know how to create a "clean boot disk to the A:" as Maxtor puts it. I read a lot on the web on creating a boot from floppy but all I'm found are going to send me into windows.

This is from Maxtor site "
PROCEDURE FOR USING AMSET.EXE:

1. Using a system boot diskette clean-boot the system to an A: prompt.

2. Remove the system boot diskette and insert the diskette containing the AMSET.EXE and CHIPSET.DRV files."

So please, how can I boot just to the floppy drive. I do have the Bios set to go to the floppy first.

Thanks
EdwardA

**Murray S.** · #2 September 11th, 2004, 05:09 AM

Howdy and welcome to CTH

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If you have BIOS set to boot to a: drive as the first boot device, just put your boot floppy in and start your system.. QWhen you get to a:> prompt, you are there !!!

Murray

EdwardA · #3 September 11th, 2004, 03:00 PM

OK, I figgered out to boot A:, The idea came to me while mowing the lawn (guess I'll move the PC outside).

I remembered I have the Maxtor MAXBLAST software on floppy and it runs on the A: drive after rebooting so, I rebooted with that disk in. At the user agreement I selected decline. This takes out of the program and to the "C:" prompt. Changed to A: installed the floppy with the "setam" program on it and changed to am /off. I did notice a performance gain but, not as much as I had hoped for. I tried PC Pitstop again, and again the drive performance is low (about a 3rd of what it should be).

I downloaded Maxtor's PowerMax program and the drive hangs up at the quick 90 second test. I left it there for over 5 minutes it never exited so I rebooted and tried again, same thing! I had this drive as a back up for a while so I never knew it was bad. I know to check all drives now.

Anyway, were off to get a new drive to day. I hope the transfer go OK. I check for any tips when I get back.

Thanks
EdwardA