The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Gateway Solo Pro 9300 - USB-bootable?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Cheese Sandwich, Jun 26, 2007.

  1. Cheese Sandwich

    Cheese Sandwich Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Anybody know if the Gateway Solo Pro 9300 BIOS allows booting from USB devices?

    -Thx
     
    Cheese Sandwich, Jun 26, 2007
    #1
  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    1,856
    Messages:
    3,564
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    If you own this notebook, enter the BIOS menu to see if removable devices are an option in the boot menu order.
     
    Gautam, Jun 26, 2007
    #2
  3. Cheese Sandwich

    Cheese Sandwich Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I don't have it yet - I won a stripped one for very cheap ($26) on ebay, but it has no HD & no CDR. I had simply assumed that I could use my external USB HD as the main HD, but then I read that booting from a USB isn't a given. So I was hoping to find out ahead of time...
     
    Cheese Sandwich, Jun 26, 2007
    #3