x31 boot from USB cd-rom?

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x31 boot from USB cd-rom?

#1 Post by richarddd » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:39 pm

Will an x31 boot from a cd-rom drive in a USB enclosure?

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Re: x31 boot from USB cd-rom?

#2 Post by RS_003 » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:43 pm

richarddd wrote:Will an x31 boot from a cd-rom drive in a USB enclosure?
It did with my no-name usb floppy drive, so i gues it will be booting form any other usb device as well.
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#3 Post by luminus » Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:10 pm

did with my no-name brand DVD-ROM enclosure, as well as my Liteon Slim combo.

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Re: x31 boot from USB cd-rom?

#4 Post by G-Man » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:11 pm

Just make sure you upgrade the Embedded Controller Program and BIOS before that. Sometimes the older BIOS version doesn't recognize non-IBM USB drives.

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