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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-04 10:04 AM
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5. Go to your BIOS settings
and go to "Boot Sequence". If USB/External drive is one of the options, then yes (I have never seen this, but maybe on a newer machine). Otherwise, no.
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  -Can my laptop, without internal hard, boot from an external drive? Rabrrrrrr  May-28-04 09:55 AM   #0 
  - Yes  fknobbit   May-28-04 09:59 AM   #1 
  - Not sure if it would work from USB device  DBoon   May-28-04 10:02 AM   #2 
  - Also intriguing -  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 10:04 AM   #4 
     - format a: /s  Village Idiot   May-28-04 10:17 AM   #7 
     - I meant, how would I use an external drive booting from floppy?  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 10:31 AM   #8 
     - Just install  fknobbit   May-28-04 10:34 AM   #9 
        - Liquid nail - that could be an option!  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 10:44 AM   #12 
  - Any way to figure that out before I go buy a drive?  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 10:03 AM   #3 
     - Plug any usb device into the port  fknobbit   May-28-04 10:11 AM   #6 
  - Go to your BIOS settings  slavkomae   May-28-04 10:04 AM   #5 
  - Use firewire over USB  MAlibdem   May-28-04 10:36 AM   #10 
  - No firewire on the laptop  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 10:43 AM   #11 
  - Thanks everyone - I listened to your advice,  Rabrrrrrr   May-28-04 05:50 PM   #13 
 

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