Re: Dell Inspiron 9200 --> Boot from USB device

From: gringo (holycrapuscuk_at_bigpond.net.au)
Date: 01/28/05

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    oh yeah,

    My bios has an option to boot from USB - Dell 8600 - so I would be surprised
    if the 9200 doesn't.

    Don't buy a 9200 yet - the 9300 will be out in a few weeks to replace it.

    Do a google for 9300 - looks heaps nicer.

    "hedgehog" <lhedgehogno@spamoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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    > "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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    >> "Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.REMOVE> wrote in message
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    >>> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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    >>>> <lkj> wrote in message
    >>>> news:41f64e75$0$14721$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
    >>>>> I'm planning to purchase a Dell Inspiron 9200 notebook computer.
    >>>>> (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_9200?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs)
    >>>>> I wonder if anyone out there knows if it is possible with this
    >>>>> notebook to boot an OS (mini Linux, Knopix etc) from a USB device?
    >>>>> Does it support booting from USB ?
    >>>>
    >>>> Good reason to avoid Dell in my opinion.
    >>>>
    >>>> Not at all obvious if the manual is even available online
    >>>> and the dell site is completely hopeless on that if it is.
    >>
    >>> Has to be the worst website of a major manufacturer that I've come
    >>> across.
    >>
    >> Yeah, me too.
    >>
    >>> And the Bangalore support team are fucked as well.
    >>> Having said that, their machines aren't too bad.
    >>
    >> Dunno, they run their hard drives in the laptops too hot for my taste,
    >> right on the limit of what the hard drive manufacturer allows.
    > If you visit the Dell site don't leave your ph.no or fax.no address or
    > po.box cause they will hammer you with advertising any way they can, My
    > po.box always has Dell crap in it and until I got abusive my private ph.no
    > was being hammered by an auto fax mailer..
    >

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