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Can you boot from an External optical disk drive

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  • Started 4 years ago by spector
  • Latest reply from LH
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spector
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Hi, I was wondering if you can boot from an external dvd drive. I have a dell mini 9 that I want to install Windows 7 on but it doesnt have a optical drive. I as wondering of an external optical disk drive would remedy that problem

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mysticgeek
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I have done it before to recover files from a dead Windows machine with Puppy Linux.

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whs
whs
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That should work. You can also create a bootable flash drive on another machine: http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345

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LH
LH
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If it is USB, and you have that option in the BIOS, then yes.

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whs
whs
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Ya, LH is right. You best check first in the BIOS what your booting options are.

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spector
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thanks, ill try that :)

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spector
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Just a question, if I want to boot from a flash drive, which drive would it be when you are reconfiguring it ie: "select drive 5"

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spector
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http://bayimg.com/KapLeaABb

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LH
LH
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No. Look in the BIOS. It will give options like Boot from, CD, Hardrive, USB, etc.

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