Portege R100 - OS installation with 16 bit bootable PCMCIA CD-Rom

Hi All
Just wondering if any of you boffin's can advice on a very frustrating problem I am experiencing.
I am trying to re-install the recovery CD on a Portege R100, so far, with no success.
I have learnt that I need(ed) a 16-bit bootable pcm cdrom to do the job - upon obtaining a [LG] 16-bit bootable pcm drive I have found that it does not appear to be recognised at boot up, choosing boot from pcm does nothing, it just loads from HDD and I'm at a loss on how to progress.
I have spoken to Toshiba and Freecom, both of who advise any 16-bit bootable pcm cdrom should do the trick, they both confirmed they no longer manufacture or sell these devices and both suggested I source one from the likes of eBay.... anyone any ideas?

Hi,
if you start Windows, will the drive then be recognised?
Have you tried to change the boot priority in BIOS?
Bye

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