[ILUG] Laptop problems.

[Frank Peelo]

Paul Linehan wrote:
...
> The problem is that now *_NO_* bootable CD will 
> work in this laptop. I have a few Windows ones, as
> well as Linux and BSD but none of them will
> boot - it just boots straight to the now defective
> version of Windows that I have.

Can you boot from a floppy? Linux Format magazine used to have a floppy 
image on its DVD, Smart Boot Manager IIRC, which allowed one to boot 
from a CD even if the BIOS couldn't do it.

Frank