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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions How do I remove FreeBSD to boot from Windows CD? Post 302328373 by pludi on Wednesday 24th of June 2009 08:00:35 AM
Old 06-24-2009
I'd ask "Why?" but the resulting discussion would probably lead to an infraction for breaking Rule 8.

Also, this isn't really a Windows or UNIX question but OS independent.

When booting the Laptop (before even starting the OS), get into the BIOS setup. How depends on the BIOS, but it's usually a key like Del, F1, F10, or F12. Look for something called "Boot order" or "Boot Disk order" and change that to try booting from the CD instead of the HDD. I can't give you exact steps as this depends on your BIOS.

Alternatively, some BIOS' allow for dynamic boot order. On the POST screen look for something called "Boot menu" (or similar), press the associated key & then select your CD/DVD drive. Again, this is dependent on your BIOS.

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GRUB-BIOS-SETUP(3)					     Library Functions Manual						GRUB-BIOS-SETUP(3)

NAME
grub-bios-setup -- Set up images to boot from a device. SYNOPSIS
grub-bios-setup [-a | --allow-floppy] [-b | --boot-image=FILE] [-c | --core-image=FILE] [-d | --directory=DIR] [-f | --force] [-m | --device-map=FILE] [-s | --skip-fs-probe] [-v | --verbose] DEVICE DESCRIPTION
You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead. OPTIONS
--allow-floppy Make the device also bootable as a floppy. This option is the default for /dev/fdX devices. Some BIOSes will not boot images cre- ated with this option. --boot-image=FILE Use FILE as the boot image. The default value is boot.img. --core-image=FILE Use FILE as ther core image. The default value is core.img. --directory=DIR Use GRUB files in the directory DIR. The default value is /boot/grub. --force Install even if problems are detected. --device-map=FILE Use FILE as the device map. The default value is /boot/grub/device.map . --skip-fs-probe Do not probe DEVICE for filesystems. --verbose Print verbose messages. SEE ALSO
info grub Wed Feb 26 2014 GRUB-BIOS-SETUP(3)
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