How to install Windows with no CD drive boot option in BIOS?
- by Kris Hollenbeck
I have a new computer which I built from scratch and I am trying to install a copy of Windows Vista on it. I am able to get to the BIOS and change the boot options which are as follows..
-Built-in EFI Shell
-SATA: ST31000528AS
I have searched around for and everything I find says to boot from the CD rom. However, as you can see. That is not an option for me.
So I am wondering if there is another way around this? Is it possible to boot the Disk from the EFI Shell?
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
EDIT:
I have tried this..
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744321%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
UPDATE:
I managed to make my USB bootable via the BIOS and I have copied my windows Vista disk onto my USB via drag and drop. However I am still not able to get the windows install to start. Also I have tried booting it from the EFI shell using the following command..
blk6:
blk6:\> \EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI
Still no luck..