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From: Doug on 29 Mar 2010 22:37 Rob wrote: > On 30/03/2010 12:21 PM, Doug wrote: >> Doc Shenley wrote: >>> "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >>>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >>>> Basics portable hard drive. >>>> >>>> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via >>>> P4M800 & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >>>> >>>> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor >>>> Basics Portable. >>>> >>>> The boot sequence shows....... >>>> Floppy >>>> LS120 >>>> Hard Disk >>>> Zip100 >>>> USB-FDD >>>> USB-Zip >>>> USB-CDrom >>>> Lan >>>> Disabled. >>>> >>>> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >>>> >>>> Doug. >>> >>> Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to >>> change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've >>> finished, don't forget to change the order back. >> >> Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard >> disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot >> sequence list that works. >> >> Doug. >> > > It still has to be bootable to work. You still can't just plonk a HDD or > USB Thumb drive on top of the list without being able to boot off the > drive. Thanks for that, I see what you mean. > These maybe of some help. > > http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb > > http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5928902.html I will have a good read through them, thanks again. Doug.
From: Doug on 29 Mar 2010 22:35 Rob wrote: > On 30/03/2010 12:21 PM, Doug wrote: >> Doc Shenley wrote: >>> "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >>>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >>>> Basics portable hard drive. >>>> >>>> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via >>>> P4M800 & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >>>> >>>> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor >>>> Basics Portable. >>>> >>>> The boot sequence shows....... >>>> Floppy >>>> LS120 >>>> Hard Disk >>>> Zip100 >>>> USB-FDD >>>> USB-Zip >>>> USB-CDrom >>>> Lan >>>> Disabled. >>>> >>>> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >>>> >>>> Doug. >>> >>> Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to >>> change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've >>> finished, don't forget to change the order back. >> >> Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard >> disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot >> sequence list that works. >> >> Doug. >> > > It still has to be bootable to work. You still can't just plonk a HDD or > USB Thumb drive on top of the list without being able to boot off the > drive. Thanks for that, I see what you mean. > These maybe of some help. > > http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb > > http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5928902.html I will have a good read through them, thanks again. Doug.
From: Doc Shenley on 29 Mar 2010 23:24 "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:jpbsn.18474$iu2.12534(a)newsfe15.iad... > Doc Shenley wrote: >> "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >>> Basics portable hard drive. >>> >>> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 & >>> VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >>> >>> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor Basics >>> Portable. >>> >>> The boot sequence shows....... >>> Floppy >>> LS120 >>> Hard Disk >>> Zip100 >>> USB-FDD >>> USB-Zip >>> USB-CDrom >>> Lan >>> Disabled. >>> >>> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >>> >>> Doug. >> >> Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to >> change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've finished, >> don't forget to change the order back. > > Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard > disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot sequence > list that works. > Assuming you've made the drive bootable, as Rob suggests, it should boot as a hard drive. > Doug. >
From: Will S on 31 Mar 2010 04:00 Well you could try a boot manager like GAG from http://gag.sourceforge.net/ I havent tried it yet but when I get my SSD I am going to use it "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... > I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor Basics > portable hard drive. > > I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 & > VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. > > The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor Basics > Portable. > > The boot sequence shows....... > Floppy > LS120 > Hard Disk > Zip100 > USB-FDD > USB-Zip > USB-CDrom > Lan > Disabled. > > Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? > > Doug. > > > >
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 31 Mar 2010 07:30
Will S wrote: > Well you could try a boot manager like GAG from http://gag.sourceforge.net/ > > I havent tried it yet but when I get my SSD I am going to use it > > "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >> Basics portable hard drive. >> >> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 >> & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >> >> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor >> Basics Portable. >> >> The boot sequence shows....... >> Floppy >> LS120 >> Hard Disk >> Zip100 >> USB-FDD >> USB-Zip >> USB-CDrom >> Lan >> Disabled. >> >> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >> >> Doug. >> >> >> >> There are specific copies of windows built to usb stick boot , it's just a matter of downloading one |