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May 12th, 2006 19:00
Does the XPS 400 support booting from a USB Floppy?
Simple.... I like burning my own bootable discs of Windows XP, I attempted a new install but mistakenly set Nero to "DOS Emulation" when it should've been set to "No Emulation". Now my DVD won't boot with XP and I'm stuck, stuck that is unless I can install the trial version of x64 and then create a new, properly burned DVD that will boot. I'm not entirely certain however if the Dell XPS 400 supports installing SATA drivers from a USB Floppy drive. Because my hard disk is SATA I must install them manually using F6. If I need to add a floppy drive internally on the IDE line that would just be plain dumb, it's not even worth owning one anymore. Will the XPS allow me to select a USB Floppy Drive as the location of the Intel SATA 945 drivers?
PS I'm just going to try this when I get home so it's not a big problem, but I'd like to know if anyone already has the answer. I already copied a floppy disk with the Intel 945 drivers on it, all I need is a floppy drive now :-P
PSS I actually have the boot sector itself for the Win XP OEM, I only need 1 correct install to reburn a DVD with "No Emulation".
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VinnieThePoo
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May 13th, 2006 00:00
According to XPS 400 User Guide (from System Setup quotes) - you can
Boot Sequence: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Drives: Enables and disables the floppy drives and sets read permission for the internal floppy drive. Off disables all floppy drives. USB enables the USB floppy drive. Internal (the default setting) enables the internal floppy drive. Read Only enables the internal drive controller and allows the internal floppy drive read-only permission. NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this setting.