From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed Oct 16 2002 - 23:14:19 EDT
the diskette images are on the W2k (or WXP) CD..
did not work for me when i made'em..
did not see the USB CD drive..
perhaps a newer set of floppys would have a USB CD driver..
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve C." <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
To: "John Blackford" <John.Blackford_at_cnet.com>
Cc: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: Thinkpad 240 boot-up
> You can boot W2K using the set of 4 diskettes that are
> available for that purpose and access the CD-Rom. If
> it's already in the drive it should start right up.
> They can be made using the MS website. Don't remember
> where since it's been a couple of years. XP had 6
> diskettes to start it!
>
> --- John Blackford <John.Blackford_at_cnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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