Re: [Thinkpad] USB thumbdrive boot R40 2897-93U ?

Forgot to ask: Where does the Lexar drive appear in your BIOS?

Deanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Meizlik" <>
To: "Deanna Berman" <>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] USB thumbdrive boot R40 2897-93U ?

> Hi, Deanna:
>
>
> > Did you happen to see this link that Mike Stack provided yesterday
> Yes, I did.
> But, I still couldn't make it work.
> This all boils down to: Can the R40 2897 boot from USB ?
> The bios does not have a "boot from USB" selection in it.
> But, it does have "boot from removable" selection.
>
> > I wonder if these instructions for making an IBM memory key bootable might
> work.
> > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/options/keyboot.txt
> Oooooh, thanks. I'm going to research that.
>
> Thanks, Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deanna Berman" <>
> To: "Bob Meizlik" <>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] USB thumbdrive boot R40 2897-93U ?
>
>
> > Did you happen to see this link that Mike Stack provided yesterday in
> response to another
> > USB-boot question?
> >
> > http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=28700158
> >
> > I wonder if these instructions for making an IBM memory key bootable might
> work.
> > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/options/keyboot.txt
> >
> > Deanna
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Meizlik" <>
> > To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 06:20 AM
> > Subject: [Thinkpad] USB thumbdrive boot R40 2897-93U ?
> >
> >
> > I've got an R40 2897-93U that I can't persuade to boot from a USB memory
> key.
> >
> > The memory key is a "JumpDrive Trio - Single Slot Multi-Card Reader"
> > http://www.lexarmedia.com/readers/trio.html .
> >
> > I've been reading a lot about this subject and have created a number of
> USB-key
> > configurations that might have worked -- but none did.
> >
> > Does anyone out here have boot-from-USB working ? Or, perhaps know some
> reason why it
> > should not work ?
> >
> > If so, could you share your knowledge with me and the group ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Bob

>
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