Time to time i got crazy, trying to force an USB stick booting legacy DOS to flash my BIOS. Several annoying trials later, i decided to write myself an howto and create a tiny ZIP file to make next flashing attempts much easier.
Primary i wrote this howto for myself. In no case i will be liable for any damages of any kind by the use of or in connection with the use of the information provided here, be they direct or indirect damages, consequential damages or special damages, including lost profits, or damages resulting from loss of data.
This package includes
All following content is provided for the use with Microsoft Windows. If you're using any other operating system i'm sure, you know how to handle the problem, without needing my tiny ZIP file *g*.
Make sure you're working as administator and assume X: is the usb sticks drive letter
bootstick.zip 1,53 MiB
Creating FreeDOS USB boot stick for BIOS flashing
Copyright (C) 2009 Timo Heissenbüttel
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