OS installation on Portege R100 laptop via my RIS server

I am trying to install Windows XP to one of my clients Toshiba Portege R100 laptop via my RIS server, I have setup the RIS server correctly with the network card drivers, but my problem is that the laptop says "NTLDR is missing, cannot resume" and the laptop reboots and I would have to remove the battery and put it back in before the laptop would work and then I could get to the PXE boot agent and then it would crash and I would have to the process all over again.
I know this problem is to do with a corrupt CMOS but how am I ment to flash the bios without using it to boot from a floppy drive (external).
Please help it is driving me mad!!
Thank you
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Hi
If a message "NTLDR is missing" appears this indicates that the hard disc is not bootable. I think the Portg client cannot boot from the LAN (RIS server)
Did you enable the option in the BIOS correctly?
Check if the network Boot protocol is enabled. You can choose between PXE and RPL.
And if the LAN was set at first in the boot order.

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