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    SD Card + usb sd card adapter = USB Drive for booting?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ymi, Dec 21, 2011.

  1. ymi

    ymi Notebook Geek

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    edit: i meant OS installation rather than booting.

    I'm planning a clean install of win 7, but i don't have any spare DVDr around, neither do i have an 8gb usb drive, but i do have an 8gb sd card and a sdcard-to-usb adapter - will i essentially be able to use this combination in place of a regular usb stick for the installation?
     
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    ymi Notebook Geek

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    i'll be using the 'Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool'
     
    ymi, Dec 21, 2011
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  3. Colonel O'Neill

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    Only one way to tell. Plug it in, boot the machine, hit F12 at POST, see if it shows up on the list.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Dec 21, 2011
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    I used that setup and made that install in 2 thinkpads
     
    receph, Dec 21, 2011
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