From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed Oct 16 2002 - 17:30:40 EDT
no, it does not..
it might work..
i used to copy the cab files to the HDD while in another thinkpad and then
boot to DOS from a diskette with smartdrv invoked..
then go to the I386 directory and execute saddam huss.... uhmm, execute
winnt.exe.. :-)
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Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Blackford" <John.Blackford_at_cnet.com>
To: "'THINKPAD_at_CS.UTK.EDU'" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: Thinkpad 240 boot-up
>
> Does anyone know whether the IBM Thinkpad 240 allows direct boot-up from
an
> (external) CD-ROM drive. I'm reformatting some hard-drive partitions and
would
> like to be able to boot directly from a Windows 2000 CD, if necessary, but
the
> start-up menu (F1 during boot-up) does not seem to offer that option.
>
> If I can't boot from the CD drive, can I install the IBM CD-ROM drivers on
the
> Windows 2000 rescue diskette, use that to activate the CD-ROM drive, then
run
> the Windows 2000 CD?
>
> Thanks!
> John Blackford
>
>
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