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DOS启动盘 & LOGO技术（启动盘室） » Question about booting from a USB external hard drive?? Thanks a lot

Floor1　xmcai	Posted 2004-03-04 00:00
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I just bought a USB external hard drive from Aigo, and I want it to boot directly into DOS like a hard disk. I'd like to ask the webmaster and everyone here: is it possible to boot MS-DOS directly from a USB external hard drive without using a CD to boot? If so, I wonder whether its settings are the same as CD boot settings. Many thanks to the webmaster and all friends here!

Floor2　龙王	Posted 2004-03-04 00:00
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The key still depends on whether your motherboard supports it. Check whether there is such an item in the boot order settings in the BIOS. I also have an external hard drive that can't be made into a boot disk. But if you load the USB driver when booting DOS, you can still use it. A floppy disk, hard disk, or a CD you burn yourself can all load its driver at startup.

Floor3　gale	Posted 2004-03-05 00:00
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Another very important point is that the USB drive must have an active partition and undergo the SYS operation!