IBM X40 USB CDROM ???

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Hi, I am thinking of getting an IBM X40 but I am unsure as it doesn't
come with an optical drive. This could cause various problems. Does
anyone know if you can get a usb cdrom/dvdrom drive for it and will this
boot from startup with a cd in? IBM brobably do one but I would like to
know if it works first as no-where seems to say whether they work on
boot? A cheaper substitue would be nice too. Also has anyone got any
issues or know of any with the X40 before I buy one

Cheers for the help,
Matt

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Where did you get it from, as the X40 I am looking at doesn't come with
one. Hmmm I am pleased it boots from the device as I don't want to rely
on the ibm hidden partition. I wonder if other USB devices allow u to
boot from them, as normally they might require drivers within windows? I
am not sure about this. The bios definitely has boot from usb cdrom or
usb floopy but I don't know if this is with only ibm ones???

Matt

Michael Tissington wrote:
> Matt,
>
> I have the IBM Slim USB Multi Burner that works (you can boot from it and
> write DVD-R/W)
>
> The main drawback for me is that it will not read DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
> discs
>

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"Michael Tissington" <michael@nospam.com> writes:
> I have the IBM Slim USB Multi Burner that works (you can boot from it and
> write DVD-R/W)
>
> The main drawback for me is that it will not read DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
> discs

Whaaaat? Is that documented or is your burner just defective? It's
bizarre to hear that the drive has trouble reading those discs.

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Matt Milne <matmil@hotmail.com> writes:
> > Yes, I'm using a random usb2 cd/dvd drive with my x40 and it boots
> > from the drive just fine. I did my OS install (Fedora Core 3
> > GNU/Linux) that way.

Will this usb2 cd/dvd drive power from the x40 without a power cube?

Conway Yee

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Conway Yee <yee@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> writes:
> > > Yes, I'm using a random usb2 cd/dvd drive with my x40 and it boots
> > > from the drive just fine. I did my OS install (Fedora Core 3
> > > GNU/Linux) that way.
>
> Will this usb2 cd/dvd drive power from the x40 without a power cube?

No, it's a full sized 5.25" cd/dvd drive in a USB2 enclosure. It's
not terribly portable. However, it doesn't need a power cube. It has
a power supply inside the box so you just plug it into the wall with a
normal power cord without a cube.

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It's an IBM accessory - you can find the part # on the IBM web site

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"Matt Milne" <matmil@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where did you get it from, as the X40 I am looking at doesn't come with
> one. Hmmm I am pleased it boots from the device as I don't want to rely on
> the ibm hidden partition. I wonder if other USB devices allow u to boot
> from them, as normally they might require drivers within windows? I am not
> sure about this. The bios definitely has boot from usb cdrom or usb floopy
> but I don't know if this is with only ibm ones???
>
> Matt
>
> Michael Tissington wrote:
>> Matt,
>>
>> I have the IBM Slim USB Multi Burner that works (you can boot from it and
>> write DVD-R/W)
>>
>> The main drawback for me is that it will not read DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
>> discs
>>

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Matt Milne wrote:
>
> Any chance you could tell me where you got it from and how much it
> cost and what brand?

I have two generic (read dirt cheap!) external CD drives that I've used to
BOOT client's X40s with and there were no problems.

As far as I've seen to date, the entire X40, T4X and G4X series of machine
will BOOT from anything you can attach to the USB ports, including memory
keys.

Regards,

James