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Discussion in 'Resource center' started by Fila, Jan 12, 2005.

  1. Fila

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    Can i boot windows me from a usb hdd (40 Gb)?
    My board suport boot from usb, and i've managed to start my pc with a flash disk (128 mb)like a startup disk for windows 98.
    Can anyone help-me
     
    Fila, Jan 12, 2005
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  2. ddp

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    if motherboard supports boot from usb than yes
     
    ddp, Jan 12, 2005
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    Check your bios setup and see if it has that option to select.

    Jerry
     
    Jerry746, Jan 13, 2005
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  4. Fila

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    Yes, my mother board suports the boot from usb-fdd and usbzip. but i can´t solve the problem of instaling the windows on the external hdd.

    Thank's for your help

    Greetings from Portugal
     
    Fila, Jan 13, 2005
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    check motherboard site for bios update & faq concerning booting from usb hd
     
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