topic how to boot from a USB drive? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143497#M100968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /> i have a small question please: I have a USB drive and i would like to boot from it. The BIOS does not support this. Did anybody try something similar?<BR /><BR />thanks in advance<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:20:23 GMT robotslover 2006-01-02T13:20:23Z how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143497#M100968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /> i have a small question please: I have a USB drive and i would like to boot from it. The BIOS does not support this. Did anybody try something similar?<BR /><BR />thanks in advance<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:20:23 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143497#M100968 robotslover 2006-01-02T13:20:23Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143498#M100969 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>As far as I am aware the only USB device that a Vaio will boot from is the Sony USB floppy drive.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:30:31 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143498#M100969 rich912 2006-01-02T13:30:31Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143499#M100970 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>isn't there a new BIOS that has a USB device in the boot sequence?<BR /><BR />thanks<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:04:36 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143499#M100970 robotslover 2006-01-02T14:04:36Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143500#M100971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If there is for a Vaio then it is news to me!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:08:12 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143500#M100971 rich912 2006-01-02T14:08:12Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143501#M100972 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">If there is for a Vaio then it is news to me!<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Same here, but I hope this will change one day.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:09:08 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143501#M100972 William 2006-01-02T17:09:08Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143503#M100973 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hopefully someone can think of a USB driver which can go on the floppy disk so you can start from a USB stick<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:48:05 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143503#M100973 kee-lo_ 2006-01-02T17:48:05Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143504#M100974 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am sure when Sony concede defeat it will no doubt have to be a SONY USB pen Drive or a SONY Memory Stick:smileygrin: :smileygrin: :smileygrin:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 18:58:19 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143504#M100974 William 2006-01-02T18:58:19Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143506#M100975 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I think booting via USB is possible but dissabled in BIOS. Nearly every new board since Intel Mobile (I mean the thingys in there centrinos :smileyrolling_eyes: <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@AA54D1ADEA1F132CA785997A9F9988A8/images/smilies/022.png" alt=":tongue:" title=":tongue:" /> ) was able to boot via USB.<BR /><BR />That isn't new, LOL.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:08:18 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143506#M100975 seb21__ 2006-01-02T20:08:18Z Re: how to boot from a USB drive? https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143507#M100976 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Shame they don't support their MicroVaults or whatever they're called now<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Jan 2006 13:39:09 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive/m-p/143507#M100976 kee-lo_ 2006-01-03T13:39:09Z