[Thinkpad] re: 560X Drivers

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> Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:12:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mike <mts69_2000@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Thinkpad] 560X Drivers
> To: thinkpad@stderr.org
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> Hello, I'm trying to load Win 98 on an old 560X that has no internal
> cd-rom. The problem I'm having is that it won't recognize my PCMCIA
> cd-rom at startup. I went through the step by step instructions on the
> IBM web site with no luck. I have the card soft and cd-rom drivers but
> am unsure of how to load these with no OS. Please help!!

hope you've got a floppy drive, grasshopper... cause that's what you're
going to have to boot from. PCMCIA cdrom drives are not really bootable.

your other alternative is to pop out the hard drive, stick it in an
adapter, and do your win98 install from a desktop machine...

elijah

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Received on Fri Jun 4 16:51:22 2004