Making a bootable disc with Creator Classic

To make a bootable disc:

1	In the Projects area, click Bootable Disc.

The Choose Type of Bootable Disc dialog box appears.

2	For Bootable Disc Type, select one of the following from the drop-down list:

Floppy Disk Emulation (1.44 MB): Select this to create a bootable disc that is an exact representation of a 1.44 MB bootable floppy. This option allows you take a bootable floppy image and copy it to a 1.44 MB partition on the disc. With this option selected, your bootable image cannot exceed 1.44 MB.

Floppy Disk Emulation (2.88 MB): Select this if you want a bootable disc that is an exact representation of a 2.88 MB bootable floppy. This option allows you take a bootable floppy image and copy it to a 2.88 MB partition on the disc. With this option selected, your bootable image cannot exceed 2.88 MB.

Hard Disk Emulation: Select this if you want a bootable disc that emulates a hard disk. With this option selected, you can create a bootable image on your disc that is larger than that available using the bootable floppy disk option. The size of your bootable image will be limited to the space on your disc.

No Emulation: Select this if you do not want the disc to emulate a floppy or hard disk.With this option selected, the image is loaded into memory and executed.

3	For Emulation Option, select the emulation that is appropriate for the bootable disc type selected in step 2:

Generate Image from Floppy: Select this to create a bootable disc from a bootable floppy. To use this feature, you must have a bootable floppy disk.

Use Existing Image file: Select this to create a bootable disc from an existing image file. To use this feature you need a bootable image on your hard disk. The image can be a bootable floppy image (1.44 or 2.88 MB) or a larger image to be used when using the Hard Disk Emulation or No Emulation bootable disc types. Click Browse to search for the bootable image.

4	Optional: Click Advanced to show the advanced options to display additional information and options for the image file and boot sector.

5	For Custom Settings for Boot Image File Generation:

Image File Path: Click Browse to select a different path when saving a boot image file.

Retain Boot Image File: Select this if you want to save your boot image file for future use.

These options are available only when you have selected Floppy Disk Emulation Bootable Disc Type.

6	For Boot Sector and Segment Settings:

Load Segment: Specify the hexadecimal address in memory where the master boot record will be loaded. To create a standard bootable disc, do not change this value.

Sector Count: Specify the number of virtual/emulated sectors the system will store at the load segment during the initial boot process. To create a standard bootable disc, do not change this value.

7	Click OK. Follow any on-screen instructions that may appear.

8	When the Bootable disc project appears, use Creator Classic as you normally would for making a data disc. For general information about the basics of working with Creator Classic projects, such as adding files, working with folders, and burning a disc, see About Creator Classic project basics

Note: When the disc has been burned, take it to the system you want to boot from. Make sure it has bootable disc support enabled, insert the bootable disc in your CD or DVD drive, and reboot the system. If you are able to start your system from the bootable disc, you have successfully made a bootable disc.

See also: 

About creating bootable discs

Ensure that your system supports bootable discs

Finding or creating a bootable floppy

Tips for using floppy disk emulation

Creator Classic project basics

Making a bootable disc with Creator Classic