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    USB booting -- is it possible?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kylera, Dec 27, 2007.

  1. kylera

    kylera Notebook Consultant

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    I couldn't find a suitable forum for this, so bear with me. Is it possible to boot a laptop from a USB source, such as external CD, flash disk, HDD, etc?
     
    kylera, Dec 27, 2007
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  2. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. Your laptop must support booting from USB, and you need to have the drive formatted correctly.
     
    orev, Dec 27, 2007
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  3. NotebookYoozer

    NotebookYoozer Notebook Evangelist

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    of course it's possible.

    whether you can on your hardware, who knows?

    it's hard to pinpoint your exact make/model with all the technical specs you provided in your post.
     
    NotebookYoozer, Dec 27, 2007
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  4. kylera

    kylera Notebook Consultant

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    Ah. I don't have anything as of yet, but I've put an order for a Dell XPS 1330. I take it with a machine as recent as this, it should be feasible, no?
     
    kylera, Dec 27, 2007
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  5. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Most new PCs will. Just set the BIOS for it.
     
    conejeitor, Dec 27, 2007
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