Many thanks for all your help and comments, I think I'll try booting from a USB stick. Regards
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Igor Chudov" <ichu...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:48 PM To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems > My old recommendation stands, install OS on another computer and then > move the disk. > > i > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Viesturs Lācis > <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Well, I did that, otherwise I would not have booted from usb flash >> drive, would I? I spent pretty long time trying to figure out, if >> there is something in the BIOS that I should check/uncheck, but no >> luck. But it works with my laptop. Unfortunately all my remaining PCs >> are old enough so that there is no support for booting from usb in the >> BIOS. >> >> /vie >> >> 2010/8/27 Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com>: >>> Make sure that in the BIOS that you have "enable boot from USB device" >>> set and it is in your boot device list. Otherwise it definitely will not >>> work. >>> >>> Hard to beat CDROM/DVD drives for loading up an OS quickly. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On 8/27/2010 5:12 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: >>>> 2010/8/26 Dave<e...@dc9.tzo.com>: >>>> >>>>> Andy, >>>>> >>>>> There is no reason why you cannot connect a Sata or USB CDROM drive to >>>>> your system, install the OS and then remove the CDROM drive. >>>>> >>>>> Get the latest EMC2 live CD and boot the system off the CDROM drive, >>>>> then have it load the system right off the live CD. You can't get >>>>> any >>>>> simpler than that. >>>>> >>>>> I have a portable USB CDROM drive that I use all of the time just for >>>>> that purpose. But you could temporarily plug in a Sata CDROM also. >>>>> The Pico power supplies work fine and so does the 510 board. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I tried to boot from external USB DVD-RW and got "boot error" on the >>>> screen. The drive is ~1 year old and I have successfully booted from >>>> it on my laptop, I have burned discs with it and I do not remember >>>> having any trouble with it, but it never worked as bootable drive with >>>> my D510MO board. I tried both Hardy and Lucid as well as Windows. None >>>> of them worked, so be aware that You might meet some obstacles with >>>> usb dvd drives, because I do not think that it was a problem with my >>>> drive. >>>> But the idea itself is very nice - attach dvd drive, install system >>>> and then remove the drive to save space. >>>> >>>> /vie >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program >>>> Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook >>>> users >>>> worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue >>>> and >>>> speed time-to-market. 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