Can the USB HDD drive be disabled so that an obstinate BIOS will see it as ONLY a USB CD-ROM drive? I've had this issue with a virtual CD USB drive.
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The USB hdd can not currently be disabled. However, it does have an upgradeable firmware and isosel.bin. In communication with the author said the virtual CD-ROM was the first device because issues like that. Does this guarantee it will work for you, in short NO but it increases the odds. In addition you can file a support ticket and they will respond to you.
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Don't hold your breath for a solution or firmware update. Support from the creators of ISOStick has been really bad. Get something else if you would like to replace your stack of CDs/ and DVDs.
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Maybe... You have to make sure to go into boot and set it up so you can have the choice to boot from USB. You might run into the problem of both drives sharing the same cable, but with mine when I go to "My Computer" the drives are listed separately, so it might. Good luck.
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I do not know but the computer recognises the usb drive as having found new hardware and installs device driver software. I am not technologically advanced perhaps there could be other ways of skipping the installation. There is a traveler locker +G3 user manual on this webpage: http://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/products?model=DTL.
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BIOS must support boot from USB device.Important to note: If Windows OS, you may run into HAL or MBR problems if the hardware is significantly different.
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i can edit BIOS to change boot order and make USB the first boot. But, how do I make this change PERMANENT so I do not have to pick USB every time PC is turned on? thanks.
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Hi, sorry to hear about that. I used mine just to copy a HDD once and it worked fine, I haven't used after that.
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The BIOS allows you to chose USB to boot from as the 1st device, making the Hard drive the 2nd and the CD/DVD the 3rd, but you must edit the BIOS to change the order of the Boot Devices
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I have not tried to boot from a USB flash drive using a PCMCIA USB card. But I have encountered problems with some older computers/laptops refusing to boot when there is a flash drive in the USB slot (no PCMCIA card). And there was no setting in the BIOS to allow booting from USB. It depends on at what point the PCMCIA card becomes active. The only way to tell with the unit that you have is to purchase and try it.L
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I haven't tried it but the only limitation I found is with USB 3.0 it won't see the drive.
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No, the USB is just to connect a music player which has its own user interface. If u connect the hard drive, there is no operating system to access that drive
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I have never removed it since day one, I just leave it in with the MBA sleeping or turned off, no difference. I do not have it set to be bootable or anything like that, its just a fast solid performing data drive for stuff I use less than weekly
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Yes, that's what I did. Just make sure to change the boot order in the bios to your external optical disk, then back to hdd as primary when finished.
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Not on my computer it doesn't, but I think issues like this may have to do with your motherboard above all. If you have issues with USB devices staying on, you may want to at least try updating your BIOS.
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USB Drives don't have the capability to sleep, unless the unit turns itself off, it would be impossible to send the hardware signal to sleep the drive. They've mentioned the unit turns off but in my experience it turns off until you turn it back on again by pressing the button, it's not the "sleep until accessed" that you get with eSata/Sata drives.
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i am not sure about your question, i have not used the usb drive, or tempted the usb drive
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Dear Victor, when you plug into the PC, USB Flash Drive display as "Removable Drive" .
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The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any... » Read More The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life « Show Less