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# Using the `rawrite` Utility

Under MS-DOS, you can use the `rawrite` utility to write an image file to a diskette.

If you need to obtain `rawrite`, it is available on the Red Hat FTP site at:

    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.0/i386/en/dosutils/

The Red Hat FTP site is usually very busy, so you may want to try a mirror site. The list of mirror sites is available at the following URL:

    http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html.

The `rawrite` command looks like the following (assuming you have copied `rawrite` to the `dosutils` folder on your C: drive):

    C:\> dosutils> rawrite

`Rawrite` first asks you for the filename of a disk image; enter the directory and name of the image you wish to write.

    Enter disk image source file name:D:\images\<image file>

Then `rawrite` asks for a disk drive to write the image to:

    Enter target diskette drive:a:

Finally, `rawrite` asks for confirmation that a formatted disk is in the drive you have selected. After pressing [Enter] to confirm, `rawrite` copies the image file onto the disk.

    Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press
     --ENTER-- : [Enter]
    C:\ dosutils>

The `rawrite` utility will return a message indicating whether your disk was created successfully, or it will inform you if your image failed to transfer correctly.

Make sure that you label the disk according to its contents.

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