> Maybe new ones, but many system, even though they have newer > processors, the general system design and bios is older and have > issues with usb HD boots.
Not if they use stock BIOS like Award, which 99% of PC manufacturers do (make your own guesstimate). Those have supported USB boot for ages. We have a 5-year-old Award BIOS PC that boots any USB 2 drive. > I have seen this quite a bit firsthand. Particularly when dealing with > semi-embedded type systems I do embedded work too. Crazy stuff happens in the embedded world. The guy wanting a rescue USB is rescuing normal PCs, not embedded devices. Those usually take specialized tools anyway. Unless they are PC/104 ;-). But anyone who looks for it can get still get embedded USB boot support, e.g., Embedded BIOS 2000 http://www.sdcsystems.com/gensoft.htm "Booting from USB mass storage devices (sold seperately)" - they charge xtra for it even, people must want it. ----------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: unsubscribe t2
