Troubleshooting; Accessing The Targus Cd-Rom Drive Without The Windows Operating System - Targus Slim Line External PC Card CD-ROM User Manual

For notebook computers
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Dimensions
Length:6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
Width: 5.35 inches (13.6 cm)
Height: 0.78 inches (2 cm)
Weight
0.9 pounds (450 g)
Connection to the computer
PC Card cable via PC Card slot (PCMCIA, Type II)

Troubleshooting

Accessing the Targus CD-ROM Drive Without the Windows
Operating System
The Targus CD-ROM drive is designed to work primarily with Windows 95/98/
Me/2000 and Windows NT 4.0 operating system. However, if you cannot start
your notebook computer in Windows and you need to access the Targus CD-
ROM drive, for example to run a recovery CD or reinstall the Windows
operating system, you can still access the drive by running the STARTPC.BAT
utility in DOS mode. To start your notebook computer in DOS mode, you may
need a boot diskette.
Creating a Boot Diskette
NOTE: To create a boot diskette you must have access to the Windows operating system.
1
Click Start , Settings , and then Control Panel .
2
Double-click Add/Remove Programs and select the Startup Disk tab.
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