Open the low-level setup utility, usually by pressing F1 or Escape on the keyboard during PC startup.Parameters that are set in low-level setup are written to the machine's BIOS. Machine has boot priority for Hard Disk Drives, or another device set higher than for USB / floppy Drives. On a DOS or Windows PC, run SCANDISK.EXE to check for damaged areas on the USB / floppy surface.Īlternately, prepare and test another bootable USB / floppy disk.įor more instructions, see chapter 3: Running KillDisk. If the disk directory can be read and system files appear by name, some files on the USB / floppy may be damaged, or the surface of the USB may be damaged. With the USB in drive A:, verify whether or not system files (COMMAND.COM, etc.) are located on USB / floppy. USB / floppy disk is not bootable or damaged Restart your PC using the bootable USB / floppy.Make sure that you overwrite the file "killdisk.exe" with the registered version. When you purchase KillDisk Professional version, you receive the file "kd-setup.zip".ĭouble-click this file and copy all the extracted flies to the USB / floppy disk.On your Desktop, double-click killdiskfloppysetup.exe and follow all instructions.Insert an empty USB / floppy disk in the USB / floppy drive.From the link, save "killdiskfloppysetup.exe" file to your Desktop.You can use our KillDisk Bootable Floppy Creator to make a bootable USB: