Can I boot Dim 8300 from USB flash drive?

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Yes, it can boot from a USB drive.

http://www.memorykeytools.com/




"John Fryatt" <jrf1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell Dimension 8300. Can anyone say whether I can boot it from a
> USB flash drive?
>
> Can't find a straight answer on Web, inc. Dell pages.
>
> The BIOS config. has an option under 'USB Emulation' for 'No Boot' and if
it
> can be set to NoBoot presumably it can, implicitly be set for 'Boot'.
> There's nothing in the BIOS config. under 'boot sequence' but I wonder if
> the USB device only appears when it's plugged in (I don't have one to try
> yet).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, John
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

The latest BIOS for the 8300 runs from Windows. No floppies required. I
suspect the future is now the present.

"John Fryatt" <jrf1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Edward,
>
> Thanks for that. I kind of suspected as such, but couldn't find a
definitive
> answer.
> The page you directed me to says:
> "1. computer system that supports booting from the USB port. Refer to
the
> computer manufacture User's Guide to confirm support of USB
> bootability."
> but my Dell manual doesn't say (or I couldn't find it).
>
> I got the 8300 without a floppy drive, but have been feeling a little
> insecure without the traditional good old floppy. Mind you, I can't
> remember the last time I actually used a floppy!
> The only two uses I can see for a floppy nowadays are 1) to boot from if
the
> boot sector/MBR gets trashed, and I think booting from the Win XP CD will
> deal with this also, and 2) to get into a true real mode OS (i.e. DOS) for
> flashing BIOS or for running particular utilities. Option 2) should be
> covered by the flash 'drive' option, so I don't need that floppy. ;-)
>
> Regards, John
>
>
>
> "Edward J. Neth" <ejn63@netscape.com> wrote in message
> news:f3NNc.2187$Uc4.387@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
> > Yes, it can boot from a USB drive.
> >
> > http://www.memorykeytools.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "John Fryatt" <jrf1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:UWNNc.818$vF6.155@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> > > I have a Dell Dimension 8300. Can anyone say whether I can boot it
from
> a
> > > USB flash drive?
> > >
> > > Can't find a straight answer on Web, inc. Dell pages.
> > >
> > > The BIOS config. has an option under 'USB Emulation' for 'No Boot' and
> if
> > it
> > > can be set to NoBoot presumably it can, implicitly be set for 'Boot'.
> > > There's nothing in the BIOS config. under 'boot sequence' but I wonder
> if
> > > the USB device only appears when it's plugged in (I don't have one to
> try
> > > yet).
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks, John
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>