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<TITLE>RE: HD maker makes a Linux HD</TITLE>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jonathan Hutchins wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On Friday 27 August 2004 06:43 pm, Brian Kelsay wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > BUT, I have only done it w/ DamnSmall and with a boot floppy that </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > hands off to the USB stick. My old stuff won't boot to USB on its </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > own. Just like some CD-ROM drives won't boot an OS, older hardware is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > not able to boot to USB. One year old stuff can though.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> It depends on the BIOS. Some of the boarderline stuff can</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> be persuaded to boot to newer devices given a flash upgrade.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Legacy floppy emulation depends on BIOS.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Booting a USB drive as an ATA device requires hardware support.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I've forgotten exactly what controller, but I remember talking to Toshiba and asking if it would be possible to add support with a flash upgrade, and the answer was no, the hardware didn't support it. And this on a less than 6 month old laptop.</FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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