No CD on old thinkpad 560Z, how do I install?

gychang · 01-26-2009, 10:24 AM

It has Pentium II 233Mhz CPU,with 98MB of RAM, but barely running windows 98. Has no CD but has USB.

Even if I buy an external CD driver, it has no Bios setting for USB boot.

I need to install DSL, but how? Only way I can think is to take the 8G HD out and install on another laptop with CD and switch back but is there any other way??

thanks,

gychang

repo · 01-26-2009, 10:28 AM

Take a look at
http://www.linuxmigration.com/quickr...l#createfloppy

gychang · 01-26-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by repo

Take a look at
http://www.linuxmigration.com/quickr...l#createfloppy

sorry, I forgot to mention the 560Z has NO floppy drive (originally came with external floppy but since lost).

gychang

JohnDA · 02-21-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gychang

sorry, I forgot to mention the 560Z has NO floppy drive (originally came with external floppy but since lost).

gychang

May I suggest a good set of matches???

Let me see here.... No CD ROM drive, no floppy drive, bios can't be set to boot to CD ROM if you could add one via a USB port. Sometimes you just have to decide that this sucker is heading into the ground and it's time to punch out!

I picked up a nice Dell Latitude Pentium III with CD ROM drive from EBay for $200. Perhaps you might want to look in that direction.

gychang · 02-22-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnDA

May I suggest a good set of matches???

Let me see here.... No CD ROM drive, no floppy drive, bios can't be set to boot to CD ROM if you could add one via a USB port. Sometimes you just have to decide that this sucker is heading into the ground and it's time to punch out!

I picked up a nice Dell Latitude Pentium III with CD ROM drive from EBay for $200. Perhaps you might want to look in that direction.

I needed external floppy and now I am all set with DSL linux.

gychang

JohnDA · 02-23-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gychang

I needed external floppy and now I am all set with DSL linux.

gychang

That's great! I forgot DSL can work from a floppy. It's a nice program and has saved a number of old computers from the trash heap. I've used it on old 486 machines to bring them back to life. I'm glad you worked things out.

gychang · 02-24-2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnDA

That's great! I forgot DSL can work from a floppy. It's a nice program and has saved a number of old computers from the trash heap. I've used it on old 486 machines to bring them back to life. I'm glad you worked things out.

thanks indeed DSL is amazing...

gychang