LAN Boot, How To Accomplish

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who responded.

I got hold of a HP Pavilion N3390. Although it doesn't have the same
HDD holder, it has the same connector. Using that connector, I am now
able to boot up using a spare HDD. I will use a utility to check the
CD/DVD drive, etc. on this laptop.

John


On Mon, 02 May 2011 18:47:32 -0400, in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
you wrote:

Hi,

I recently was given an HP Pavilion XT155 (similar is ZE4100) laptop with
a missing HDD and it's holder/connector. No floppy drive.

The CD drive may be faulty because I am unable to boot from a bootable CD
(I tried 3 different bootable CDs). The CD drive spins up after a sluggish
start, but I constantly get "Operating System Unfound". Note: In BIOS setup,
I changed the boot order to CD drive first.

This HP laptop has PXE and LAN Boot ability which I can access by pressing
F12 during bootup.

I would like to access this HP via another laptop that has an internal NIC,
and use a CAT5 crossover cable, but I have never done anything like
this before (bootup via another computer's OS). Note: I have accessed other
laptops with network cards using a CAT5 crossover cable connected between
two PCs (no router).

An idea I have is to allow sharing to the A: drive with a bootable floppy
disk in the drive on the other PC, but in order to enable access, I must
launch Windows(98se) in this other PC. Then power up the HP and press
F12 at the proper time to access LAN Boot function.

I think I am missing some information and I need your help.

Recap:

I want to access the HP laptop, even though it doesn't have a HDD, floppy
drive, or a good working CD drive. I have a very good reason for doing this.

Thank You in Advance, John

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