Re: Boot from a External Drive - Possible?

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Where did you get a mobo and proc from the future? There is no such thing
as a Pentium 5.

Bobby

"RLMuller" <NoOne@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8s2dnT3R8saTy2XfRVn-iA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Jim,
>
> Thanks for the input. My mother boards are all Intel's running Pentium 5,
> so my guess (hope?) is they're ok. But I'll check the BIOS setup on the
> target machines.
>
> Regards,
> Richard
>
>
> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
> news:us7lq8JnFHA.3828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> USB booting must be supported by the mobo and BIOS.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
>> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>> some support
>> http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:JcVJe.2803$zr1.55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> | Linux will boot and run from a thumbdrive, cd, external,
>> internal, and
>> | network drive. Because YOU don't know how does not make it
>> wrong.
>> |
>> | Booting Linux off of a USB drive.
>> | http://www.simonf.com/usb/
>> |
>> | Other links
>> | Knoppix Live Linux CD :
>> http://linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=44
>> | Red Hat Linux : http://linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=7
>> | Mandrake Linux : http://linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29
>> | Fedora Project : http://linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=64
>> | www.google.com/linux
>> | www.distrowatch.com
>> |
>> | --
>> |
>> |
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>> | "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message
>> | news:%23QmLSdInFHA.2484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> | > No it cannot. Please do not make unsubstantiated
>> claims!
>> | >
>> | > --
>> | > Carey Frisch
>> | > Microsoft MVP
>> | > Windows XP - Shell/User
>> | > Microsoft Newsgroups
>> | >
>> |
>>
>
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>> | >
>> | > "pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> | >
>> | > | Linux can.
>> | >
>> |
>> |
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