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Wow do I have a good one ? GX240 Optiplex
I wonder if any ubre geeks can help me here cause I am stumped.
Ok this is where I am.
- GX240 Optiplex PC, Pentium 4 1.5Ghz, BIOS Version A05
- Found at work, no one using it so took it home
- Boot up states
No /boot/loader
FreeBSD/i386 boot
Default : 0:ad(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel/
boot:
No /boot/kernel/kernel/
FreeBSD/i386 boot
Default : 0:ad(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel/
boot:
- Well after looking on web found out the FreeBSD is some sort of Unix software. Me and Unix is like talking Serbo Croat because I have no clue on what to do.
My issue is that I am trying to see if I can load windows onto it. Tried Windows XP booting from CD rom. No joy. Chnaged CD rom thinking that was it. No joy.
Help please or at a least a translation of what I can do ?
Must be a super brain out there than can help me as it present this a " power eating, screen hugging door stop"
Thanks in adavnce for any help.
EH
K-infotech
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February 16th, 2009 01:00
The bios on the 240 may be too old to allow you to boot from a CD. Try updating it.
Englishhead
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February 16th, 2009 06:00
Thanks for the advice but how do I update the bios if I cannot use the CD ? as the only input I have is via CD....yes ?
The_Namek
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February 16th, 2009 07:00
Englishhead,
The GX240 BIOS updates are designed to create a bootable floppy disk to run the flash from. Given how old the latest BIOS for that system is (6½ years) I doubt it'll add the ability to boot from a CD. I'd suggest downloading the Microsoft file that creates a set of Windows XP setup floppy disks here. Choose the link in the article that corresponds to the version of XP you're trying to install.