Manual Bootit Bare Metal

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Contents
What You Can Do With BootIt Bare Metal .................................................................................................... 5 
Installing BootIt Bare Metal........................................................................................................................... 6 
Limitations ................................................................................................................................................. 6 
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 7 
Changes from BootIt Next Generation...................................................................................................... 7 
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................................... 8 
Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc .............................................................................................. 8 Create a Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 startup disk ............................................................................ 8 
Create a Windows 95/98/ME startup disk ............................................................................................. 8 
Create an MS-DOS startup disk............................................................................................................ 8 
Prepare for a BootIt BM setup ............................................................................................................... 9 
Review the two-step installation process ............................................................................................... 9 
Step A: Creating the Boot Media or ISO Image........................................................................................ 9 
Step A: Create the boot media using the MakeDisk utility (Windows users)....................................... 10 
Mouse Support ................................................................................................................................. 12 
Video Method................................................................................................................................... 12 
Video Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 13 
Boot Options..................................................................................................................................... 13 
Device Options................................................................................................................................. 14 
USB Device Options ........................................................................................................................ 14 
Global Geometry and MBR Options ................................................................................................ 15 
Step A: Create theboot disk or ISO image (DOS users) .................................................................... 18 
Step A: Create the boot disk or ISO image (Linux users).................................................................... 18 
Step B: Installing BootIt Bare Metal on Your Hard Disk .......................................................................... 18 
Step B: Boot from the floppydisk, CD/DVD, or USB flash drive ......................................................... 19 
Install BootIt BM for the first time ......................................................................................................... 19 
Upgrade from an earlier version of BootIt BM ..................................................................................... 21 
Choose the...