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Bootable disk

Also known as a startup disk or boot disk, a bootable disk is a floppy diskette or other media that contains special files that enables it to boot from the disk and not the hard disk drive. Commonly this diskette is used to troubleshoot the computer or allow the user to copy files when a computer is down.
  • Additional information and help with creating and troubleshooting a bootable diskette visit our boot disk page.
  • See document CH000669 for additional information about creating a bootable CD.

Also see: Floppy definitions

 

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