Boot to hda5 wtich is Linux

Two days work-Stuck :cry:

Linux Installed ok because Explore2fs running on XP can read file system OK.
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

I can't figure how to boot hda5-laptop has no floppy drive.

I did not, and do not want to, change MBR--put it on hda5 also.
My boss would kill me if he saw LILO come up on company laptop.
Any one has any suggestions.

Can I use Knoppix or SystemRescueCd to boot hda5.
http://www.sysresccd.org/
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page

Should I be able to boot it with SUSE distribution disk?

just use a boot cd rather than a boot floppy, boot to grub or lilo and then boot to your hda5

How do I make a boot CD I have no curent Linux system or floppy on my laptoop.

How do I tell it to boot hda5 from the comand line?