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BIOS vendors do not discuss these issues (at least not with AMI) but it might not be a bad idea. Customers get used to seeing things one way and don't like them to change if they change BIOS vendors. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [t13] PC boot question... > > 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 ***
