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8. At the A:\ prompt, enter SYS x: where x represents the drive

letter noted above.

CAUTION: Be sure that you have entered the correct drive letter for the

USB flash media device.

After the system files have been transferred, SYS will return to

the A:\ prompt. Go to step 13.

9. Copy any files you want to keep from your USB flash media

device to a temporary directory on another drive (for example, the

system's internal hard drive).

10. At the A:\ prompt, enter

FORMAT /S X: where X represents the

drive letter noted before.

CAUTION: Be sure that you have entered the correct drive letter for the

USB flash media device.

FORMAT will display one or more warnings and ask you each

time whether you want to proceed. Enter

Y each time. FORMAT

will format the USB flash media device, add the system files, and

ask for a Volume Label.

11. Press

Enter for no label or enter one if desired.

12. Copy any files you saved in step 9 back to your USB flash media

device.

13. Remove the diskette and reboot the computer. The computer will

boot to the USB flash media device as drive C.

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The default boot order varies from computer to computer, and it can

be changed in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

If you have used a DOS version from Windows 9x, you may see a

brief Windows logo screen. If you do not want this screen, add a

zero-length file named LOGO.SYS to the root directory of the USB

flash media device.

Return to “Copying to Multiple Computers” on page 11.