With command.com and config.sys on the flash drive, can these drives be used to boot a DOS PC?
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I have not used them in this way. I do know that the computer views the device as a floppy after you partition the flash drive. I would think it would, but I cannot be 100% sure. Hope that helps.
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Hi Paul, I first responded with a probably not, but after reconsidering that it has a floppy interface, and that it works in my Roland MC-50 as well as my Windows 7 computer, I feel now that it has a good chance of working, but can't be totally certain. I have seen others say that they boot to a PC all the time with it.
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I would say you can provided that you have ESATA (External serial ATA). I had problems booting and shutting down my computer when connected to a usb because when connected to a usb it tries to be the primary drive. Should work fine with esata. I run games and other program from my external drive.
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Might, this drive does not work on all the systems, most likely it will succeed to do the image copy, but you must have the option on your main board BIOS to disable the S.M.A.R.T option. If you do not, that it will crash the system. This drive is not compatible with some boards. I would buy PNY or Kingston, they do not have that problem
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No, you would have to put files that will boot up the computer along with the DVD for the OS or the files on it.
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yes this drive will operate as a boot drive when designated so in your bios.
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I'm actually using this as the boot drive on a desktop PC. In mine, the drive fits the mounting rails that would otherwise be used by a floppy drive. The connectors are, of course, SATA and not IDE; You can tell them apart because IDE uses a wide (2-inch), ridged ribbon cable and SATA cables are about a half inch wide and smooth.
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I am sorry, but I really don't know the answer. My LaCie floppy is excellent and I haven't had any problem with it and I used it a lot after I got it. Whether you can open the information on the Amiga DOS probably depends on the content of the disk. If the files are DOS, you may be able to open them in the XP operating system. I have never tried to do this. I am sorry that I can't be of more help.
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I'm no guru, but should be no problem if the drive contains a boot disk. So your problem may be how to make one; search on line for that. Further, a friend told me that he set his boot priority (press F2 while booting) to use the external drive (USB stick for him), and that worked, but not after he removed the stick. When he replaced it the setting was no longer there. So you would have to marry the drive to the computer and never unplug it. (On my laptop I mount it with velcro strips.) This may help.
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That would depend on whether or not your system bios supports using a usb drive as the systems primary drive or if you have a utility installed on your primary drive that will let you select between multiple operating systems and supports usb drives. Chances for both are likely to be no, but this is for all usb drives, not just this one.
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Yes. That's the short answer. Think of the USB device as just another hard drive. When you boot and want to boot from the usb device, hit the ESCAPE button or whatever other choices. Then choose your drive letter and follow directions.
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Yes. That is what I did on a Dell PC.I also connected an SSD (solid state drive) as my boot drive.Works great !
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these things work just like a spindle style hard drive. Just plug it up and install os....
2215866
Sorry to say the answer is NO. The system will not boot from CD/DVD or USB drive so no way to install any other Operating System
954122
They appear like a normal USB drive, if you can read a USB stick on that computer, you can use it
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Yes. The hard drive holds all the data pertaining to the operating system; that information is not on the motherboard. A cloned drive will keep the product key and the rest of your settings. If you plan on using both drives on different computers I have to say two things:1) If your key only works for one computer, then running both is technically illegal (just have to say that)2) The System ID and other networking info will be copied and will cause interference, so you should change the PC name and run a random SysID changer.
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Yes. This is a normal PC after you assemble it. Load the operating system (Windows) via usb from a memory stick or external DVD. Then load the drivers right after that. If you're using a stick, copy the drivers to the stick first on another system. Make sure the stick is bootable.
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I am using the sysystem on my home computer. Sorry I could've been more help sq