On Thursday 14 December 2006 08:52, Nuno Ferreira wrote: > Hi Rick! > > --- RickS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > > > I have an old laptop (Armada E500) with a dual > > > > bootup > > > > > (win2k, mdk10.1). Though I'm very satisfied with > > > > my > > > > > setup, the hdd is too small for my current needs, > > > > so I > > > > > though on buying an external hdd (usb) or usb pen > > > disk. But, my laptop does not boot from usb (at > > > > Are you saying that you want to add an external hdd > > or usb pen for > > storage ? Are you currently booting win2k and mdk > > 10.1 with no > > problems ? > > > > Sorry, I guess I fail to see why you want to boot > > from > > usb or a CD rom if all you want is more storage > > space. > > Sorry, did not expressed myself correctly. My fault! > > Though my laptop is running smoothly, just suppose one > of this days I need to install eveything again (I > usually clean my laptop every 2 years). And here's the > problem! How can I can boot up a PC for installing a > new OS (or to do a fresh clean install), if my BIOS > does not recognize USB ports at boot time and without > having my internal CD (which is faulty)? > > That's why I was very glad to see, that even if a bios > does not recognize the usb at boot, the mandriva flash > distro can be booted up using "a small bootable CD-ROM > image". And my question was simply, if this flash > mandriva can boot from a CD, is it possible to do that > using a bootable floppy disk(s)? > > Hope this time I explained myself better. > Best regards, > Nuno > > P.S. Since at the moment I can't spend much money > buying a new laptop, my ideia was to free up the 12 GB > internal HDD and to install there only w2k. Then, in > an external usb HDD or usb pen disk, install Linux. Or > vice-versa, linux on the box and windows outside it. I > prefer this last setup, since I'm a Linux user most of > the time (90%), though I suspect it's more difficult > to setup the laptop this way. > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_________ Have a burning question? > Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ If you have a network connection then you can do a network install after booting from a floppy. another choice is to check the manufacturers web site to see if they do a bios upgrade that enables booting from usb. Again you will need a floppy drive to install the bios upgrade. If you are unsure about the bios upgrade post the manufacturer and model of laptop and I will go and have a look for you. -- registered Linux user number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and he was going to blow them up !
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