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    x60 bootable usb

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by BGM, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. BGM

    BGM Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    very quick one, can the x60 boot from a usb drive?

    cheers!
     
    BGM, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. BGM

    BGM Notebook Consultant

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    any ideas??? :(
     
    BGM, Dec 2, 2008
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Did you try looking in the BIOS (press F2 at the BIOS screen) to see what the device options are on the boot order menu?

    A bootable floppy disk drive (which would be USB) should be there and possibly a USB optical drive. A bootable flash drive should look very similar to the BIOS. it's not something I have tried.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 2, 2008
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  4. BGM

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    yep looked in the BIOS

    it recognises my usb external drive as a hard drive in the BIOS...

    why would it have anything even related to a floppy disk :eek:

    ill try it out when the drive I ordered turns up and let you know
     
    BGM, Dec 2, 2008
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Because that was the first bootable external device that BIOSes needed to support when FDDs stopped being internal.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. BGM

    BGM Notebook Consultant

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    well, didn't you have this laptop at one point... and you'll know it mentions nothing about a floppy in the BIOS

    hopefully the drive will arrive today

    ta!
     
    BGM, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. John Ratsey

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    It's still in the house -my son is giving it a long term durability test. I can't remember all the BIOS options.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 3, 2008
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    I can confirm, it's possible to boot the X60 from an USB stick. However, it's BIOS can't deal with all kinds of USB sticks. I've got two keys. From one it's possible to boot, but not from the other one. Yet, other PC's are able to boot from both.
    So it's a question of luck, whether your USB key will be able to boot up the X60.
     
    notabenem, Dec 6, 2008
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  9. BGM

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    it worked a treat in the end..

    got a kingston hyperx drive, faaaaaaaaaaaaast! :)
     
    BGM, Apr 9, 2009
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