How to create bootable DVD-R?

[Eug]

I have a Norton Ghost floppy and some 2 GB .gho files. Biggest file is 2,124,414,976 (1.97 GB).

Can I create a bootable DVD-ROM with Nero, using the Ghost floppy and the .gho files?

What's the partition size limitation of the OS?

The total disc size would be much less than 4 MB and like I said the largest file is under 2 GB.

[Eug]

Would this method work? Link!

Oh, I should mention that I only have an internal DVD-ROM drive as the boot ROM drive.

My CD-RW and DVD-R burners are both external Firewire.

[Greg12]

I guess, you'd have to set your dvd-rom first in the boot list.

[Kennyshin]

Would this method work? Link!

Oh, I should mention that I only have an internal DVD-ROM drive as the boot ROM drive.

My CD-RW and DVD-R burners are both external Firewire.

Did it work??

[Eug]

Would this method work? Link!

Oh, I should mention that I only have an internal DVD-ROM drive as the boot ROM drive.

My CD-RW and DVD-R burners are both external Firewire.

Did it work??

Haven't tried it yet. I've been authoring slide-show picture DVDs for my family. I'll try to get to it this week.

Greg, my DVD-ROM is the first in the bootlist after the floppy, so that shouldn't be a problem.

[twolf]

Eug....not sure if it is the same as cd drives, but I know that to boot from a cd drive the cd drive itself must be bootable....is your dvd rom drive?....t

[bullfrog]

Hi everyone - I thougth I'd waken this thread up as it's similar to the info I need to know.

Before going out and purchasing a DVD burner and DVD-ROM drives for rather a lot of PC's

Can you make bootable DVD disks?
If Yes does the majority of PC's that have a DVD reader allow booting from that type of disk?
If Yes I assume the disk is written in DVD-ROM format.If not please advise.

If the answers to the above are yes will a pioneer A04/104 do the biz for me.

Thanks in Advance

Bullfrog

[Mirror_Image]

On my (not at all new) motherboard, like most others, the BIOS setup allows the user to specify which devices and in which order the BIOS will go through them at power-up and try to boot. I sometimes boot from my CD/DVD drive, using the XP install CD (OEM version).

[bullfrog]

Thankyou

I'm aware you can boot CD's we use them for machine recovery. The fact you can boot from them in a DVD drive is promising.

The basic question still exists can you make bootable DVD's?

Bullfrog

[Corelianer]

Hi Peoples!

I've got an Pioneer A03, and i will get an A04 next weeks.
I've found 2 Software Packages, who could write bootable DVD.

1. Nero
2. Instant CD/DVD

i've tested both, but i couldn't boot from the DVD's

i've burned 6 dvd's in different constellations, from Floppy images, from Floppy Drives, from Win98 Bootdisk's and from a Norton Ghost 7.5 Bootdisk.

When anybody burned them succesfull, contact me pease!

Corelianer