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Boot from external USB DVD drive with Dell XPS m1330?
Is it possible to boot a Dell XPS m1330 using an external USB DVD drive?
I am using BIOS version A15 on my m1330 and have set the appropriate BIOS-level boot settings (and tried the F12 boot option), but nothing works.
My external USB DVD drive is the SAMSUNG USB 2.0 Slim External DVD Writer (model: SE-S084D/TSBS).
I recently bought a SSD drive and a caddy to replace the internal DVD drive, but do not want to install it until I can boot from an external USB DVD drive, in case of problems, or when I need to install software from a CD/DVD.
I have searched extensively, but not found a definitely answer, although many people seem to have problems booting from an external USB DVD drive.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
ieee488
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May 21st, 2011 14:00
I have always been under the impression that the USB boot is for a storage device.
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May 22nd, 2011 12:00
Thanks for your reply.
Have you been able to boot from an external USB storage device (i.e. external USB hard drive)?
ieee488
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May 22nd, 2011 12:00
I don't have your model of laptop.
On my older D400 which has an external DVD drive which I was too lazy to use, I installed Xubuntu Linux from a USB flash drive.
kdell
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May 22nd, 2011 22:00
I'm looking for answers specifically for the XPS m1330.
Just curious though, so you were able to BOOT up from the USB flash drive?
Thanks.
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May 23rd, 2011 04:00
Yes, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to install Xubuntu since as I said I was too lazy to get out the external DVD drive.
If a 7-year old laptop can boot from USB flash drive, I don't see why yours can't do the same.