bootable cd

[lancec2c30]

okay so I got my sata2 HD last thursday, and have been trying to get it to work ever since. Now with calling the a$$hole for a local computer tech. I have narrowed it down to windows not being able to format it and needing to use a outside source like partition magic.

So I downloaded partiton magic and figured I would need to put on a cd. Well my question is: how do I make a cd bootable, also what program files from partitoin magic should I use to make it work in DOS somehow?

SO to narrow it down: I need partition magic on a cd and the cd to be able to run the utility in DOS.

Please help, this down time is killing me

 

[brinks]

You can try and put the drive into another system as a storage drive and format it from there.

 

[an51r]

ok so to make a bootable cd u need a program capable of doing so such as nero .did u try to go to start>comtrol panel>administrative tools>computer management>disk management then right click on the bar that is next to the desired hard drive and select format

 

[lancec2c30]

how would I do that if the computer does not have windows. This is the primary and only drive in the system. Which means I am only able to do what I can in DOS or windows set-up (blue screen)

And I have no other computers with sata ports. Well what if I use a floppy, do I format it as MS-DOS bootable and put the MS-DOS file on it?

 

[lancec2c30]

come on. I have nero I need to figure out what pmagic files to put on the booable cd. and what to do to run the program in DOS

 

[lancec2c30]

you guys help me right away with the pointless stuff, but when it comes to stuff like this that is a big deal. You dont help one dam bit. whats up with that???

 

[dario03]

See if this page answers your question

.heres a step by step one with less detail

If not do a search on google for making a bootable cd