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From: context@uw-june.UUCP (Ronald Blanford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Disabling floppy boot
Message-ID: <3543@uw-june.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 13:55:58 EST
Article-I.D.: uw-june.3543
Posted: Thu Nov  5 13:55:58 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 10:36:56 EST
Reply-To: context@june.cs.washington.edu (Ronald Blanford)
Organization: U of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle
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I am developing a PC application which will run as the command shell.
In order to provide a measure of security, I wish to configure the PC
so that it will never boot from a floppy disk.  Does anyone know how
to do this short of replacing the boot rom? 

It is still necessary to have use of the floppy once the system has
booted from the hard disk, so disconnecting the floppy will not
suffice. 

Solutions which would require removing the cover to circumvent are
perfectly acceptable. 

-- Ron