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ATHENA CPU User Manual V1.40 Page 75
24.3 Booting into MS-DOS, FreeDOS or ROM-DOS
This section describes how to boot into a DOS-based operating system via a bootable floppy
disk.
1) Plug the USB floppy drive into one of the USB terminals of cable 698012 (see step 7.)
2) Insert your DOS-based boot disk into the USB floppy drive.
3) Connect the power supply to the wall (to provide power to Athena)
4) At this point the Athena will boot and you should see the BIOS power-on self test (POST.)
Press F2 at this screen to enter BIOS configuration.
5) Under the “Advanced” menu, scroll to “Legacy USB Support” and enable it. Without enabling
this option, the BIOS will not boot from a disk in the USB floppy drive.
6) Reboot the system. It will now boot of your floppy.
24.4 Booting into Linux or Microsoft Windows
This section describes how to setup the Athena board in preparation for a Linux or Windows
install from an installation CD-ROM onto a laptop IDE harddrive.
1) Connect the IDE flashdisk programmer board to J8 (see section 24.2.)
2) Connect a CD-ROM drive jumpered for the slave position to the IDE flashdisk programmer
board through the 40-pin cable.
3) Connect power to the CD-ROM drive using cable 698006 attached to J12. Be sure that an
external 12VDC source is being suppled to J11.
4) Connect a laptop harddrive jumpered for master position to the second slot of the 44-pin
cable.
5) Boot the Athena buy plugging the power supply into the wall.
6) Go to the BIOS configuration screen by pressing F2 at the power-on self test.
7) Go to the “Boot” menu and ensure that the CD-ROM drive is first boot device.
8) Insert the boot CD for your operating system into the CD-ROM drive.
9) Save BIOS settings and reboot.
10) You should now be able to install your OS.