dimension 8200 boot from USB device?

Question

Is there some way I can get the dimension 8200 to boot from a USB mass storage device? I tried changing settings in the BIOS, but couldn't get it to work. Does the dimension 8200 not support booting from USB? woops this is wrong forum. should probably be in BIOS... I didn't see the Navigation thing on left side before, lol. I just saw the 3 topics where it shows popular threads.

Message Edited by ddan39 on 04-07-2007 02:38 PM

PETER345 · Answer

I think the 8200 is about the same vintage as my 4550 (bought 10/02). The 4550 can boot from a USB flash drive. I'm not sure if it can boot from USB HD or USB floppy. Peter

ddan39 · Answer

booting from any usb 'mass storage device' is same thing as booting from a flash drive, isnt it? how do you boot from a usb flash drive on your 4550?

PETER345 · Answer

They are not quite the same; the USB flash drive is considered a USB mass storage device but a USB mass storage device could also be a USB HD. I just wasn't sure what you were trying to do.

To boot from the flash drive, first you have to make a bootable flash drive. That is harder than it sounds. You need to get a program that will make it bootable (there is one from HP, I think, that you can download).

After that it is easy. Just plug it in and boot. Press F12. If everything is going right, the USB device will be listed in the boot options (it doesn't show unless it is bootable).

Select it and boot from it. Sure beats floppies and CDs. Very fast and read/write!

Peter

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