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Thanks for that info. Is this consistent with the rest of the industry? Is standardizing this kind of approach the sort of topic that is discussed amongst BIOS vendors to decrease user confusion? Thanks for any perspective. Brian Berg > AMIBIOS does not have a "USB" boot setting. We try to classify the devices > based on how the user would view them. For example a USB floppy would be > classified as removable and a USB hard drive would be classified as a hard > drive. All ATAPI removable devices will be considered removable even if > they are hard disk emulated. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [t13] PC boot question... > > > > This message is from the T13 list server. > > > > > > Should the BIOS boot parameter setting for booting from an external > > device be "removable" or has a new "USB" boot setting been added to > > recent BIOSs? > > > > (These are not "private" messages as Hale requested, but this > > info is likely of general interest.) > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Brian A. Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 408.741.5010 > > Berg Software Design FAX: 408.741.5234 > > P.O. Box 3488 visit the Storage Cornucopia at www.bswd.com > > 14500 Big Basin Way, Suite F Consulting: SCSI/FC/SAN/storage > > Saratoga, CA 95070 USA Cell: 408.406.3699 > > > > > > > Yes, most award BIOS's of recent design allow you to boot from an > > external > > > USB 1.1 HDD or CD-ROM (as long as they comply to the bulk-only USB mass > > > storage specification (most modern USB MS devices do)). > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Hale Landis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:51 AM > > > To: T13 List Server > > > Subject: [t13] PC boot question... > > > > > > This message is from the T13 list server. > > > > > > (Please answer with a private email to me.) > > > > > > Anyone seen a PC BIOS that is able to boot from an external USB or > > > 1394 hard disk or CD device? > > > > > > *** Hale Landis *** www.ata-atapi.com ***
