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Old 09-20-2006, 04:26 AM
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so let me get this straight.

Okay. So let me get this straight (I realize some of it is gonna sound a bit stupid).

If I got the (say for example the) Sony DW-Q120A, I would have to also get an enclosure for it? Then I put it in the enclosure, and just plug it into a USB port... and then it would let me boot from the CD?

I thought booting from a USB drive doesn't work on the portege.

I'm also a bit new at this - so excuse me for that. How come I can't boot from a regular external ROM drive? Or even, how come I can't boot from an external hard drive with the CD contents on it? (So I don't have to buy an external ROM drive).

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Originally Posted by raykool
Tonight I was successful in using a desktop DVDR/RW just with a USB adapter cable, I booted to the restore CD set and have fully configured the tablet. I had no luck with any other USB drive. The desktop dvd writer is a sony DW-Q120A, maybe other drives would also work.
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Old 09-20-2006, 04:26 AM