my old gateway gz7339 laptop xp
had been giving me intermitentint blue screen o death warning [too fast to read at start up]
finally wouldn't restart anymore, so I finally gave in & tried to do a full on destructive restore
I can get to bios
I can get to the recovery console, but it won't complete [ locks up around installing drivers after the restart]
no boot from cd as the player is broken
no boot from usb, not an option in bios
booting from FDD [floppy disc drive] is a bios option
booting from network is an option
the computer has usb, ether, phone & what looks like a monitor ports
I have a working unbuntu 8.04 old fullsized machine on the same network, which also has working cd/dvd, usb's, internet...
I have a 4g usb flash.
can't install the HDD in the fullsized, connector not compatible
any way to make a patch to use a fullsized cd/dvd on a laptop?
which port & how would I do a floppy boot?
any others methods
I try most anything that doesn't require spending much money [I've progressed to under employed]
I have a few full sized pc asst connectors & a soldering iron I'm not afraid to use
yes I know the HDD may be bad
worth a shot though
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