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Louis
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      3rd Dec 2003
Hi

May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash Disk
with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k / NT4)

regards,
Louis


 
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John C. Yu
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      3rd Dec 2003
My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.

If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from other devices, such as
CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.

"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
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> Hi
>
> May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash Disk
> with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k / NT4)
>
> regards,
> Louis
>
>



 
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John C. Yu
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      3rd Dec 2003
My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.

If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from other devices, such as
CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.

"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
news:bb0b01c3b94c$97c2e090$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
> Hi
>
> May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash Disk
> with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k / NT4)
>
> regards,
> Louis
>
>



 
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John C. Yu
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      3rd Dec 2003
My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.

If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from other devices, such as
CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.

"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
news:bb0b01c3b94c$97c2e090$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
> Hi
>
> May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash Disk
> with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k / NT4)
>
> regards,
> Louis
>
>




 
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Louis
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      3rd Dec 2003
Yes, the Bios support, and I've try the following Flash
Disk
PQI USB 2.0 plus 128M and I could make it bootable by the
tools come with the driver disk.
However I would like to make it boot as OS not simply just
a Floppy kind.

Here comes a question:
After run fidsk on dos 6.22, however the Flash Disk
disappear after I delete the partition of USB Flash Disk.
I can't "see" any disk unless I recover the partition from
W2K etc.

million thanks

regards,
Louis



>-----Original Message-----
>My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.
>
>If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from other

devices, such as
>CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
>news:bb0b01c3b94c$97c2e090$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
>> Hi
>>
>> May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash

Disk
>> with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k /

NT4)
>>
>> regards,
>> Louis
>>
>>

>
>
>
>.
>

 
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Bob I
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      3rd Dec 2003
It would seem that you can use it as a "boot floppy" but not as an
installed OS. IT's still a removable drive and Windows is not set up to
live on a "removable" device.

Louis wrote:

> Yes, the Bios support, and I've try the following Flash
> Disk
> PQI USB 2.0 plus 128M and I could make it bootable by the
> tools come with the driver disk.
> However I would like to make it boot as OS not simply just
> a Floppy kind.
>
> Here comes a question:
> After run fidsk on dos 6.22, however the Flash Disk
> disappear after I delete the partition of USB Flash Disk.
> I can't "see" any disk unless I recover the partition from
> W2K etc.
>
> million thanks
>
> regards,
> Louis
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.
>>
>>If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from other
>>

> devices, such as
>
>>CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.
>>
>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
>>news:bb0b01c3b94c$97c2e090$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash
>>>

> Disk
>
>>>with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k /
>>>

> NT4)
>
>>>regards,
>>>Louis
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>
>>


 
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Louis
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      5th Dec 2003
Yes, I can even clone a 2K & NT4 EMB image to the Flash
Disk and boot, however I got Blue screen in NT4 and NTLDR:
Fatal Error in 2K.


>-----Original Message-----
>It would seem that you can use it as a "boot floppy" but

not as an
>installed OS. IT's still a removable drive and Windows is

not set up to
>live on a "removable" device.
>
>Louis wrote:
>
>> Yes, the Bios support, and I've try the following Flash
>> Disk
>> PQI USB 2.0 plus 128M and I could make it bootable by

the
>> tools come with the driver disk.
>> However I would like to make it boot as OS not simply

just
>> a Floppy kind.
>>
>> Here comes a question:
>> After run fidsk on dos 6.22, however the Flash Disk
>> disappear after I delete the partition of USB Flash

Disk.
>> I can't "see" any disk unless I recover the partition

from
>> W2K etc.
>>
>> million thanks
>>
>> regards,
>> Louis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>My first answer will be if the BIOS supports it.
>>>
>>>If BIOS cannot be set to search boot-up files from

other
>>>

>> devices, such as
>>
>>>CD-ROM or USB, it does not work at all.
>>>
>>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
>>>news:bb0b01c3b94c$97c2e090$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>May I know how /possible to create bootable USB Flash
>>>>

>> Disk
>>
>>>>with act as primary boot device with OS? (e.g. Win2k /
>>>>

>> NT4)
>>
>>>>regards,
>>>>Louis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>>

>
>.
>

 
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