Re: Japanese only IBM thinkpad - running EnglishOS
In article <upBcb.63$88.3396@newsall.dti.ne.jp>, Graham Bell <grabelly@netscape.net.dumb.spam> wrote:
>I've had an S30 for some time..
kool ... I'll pop you an email at the netscape addy
thanks for that!
>
>As far as booting from a PCMCIA CDROM, I don't think it will do it. I
>know it won't boot from my PCMCIA DVD-ROM. However, maybe a genuine IBM
>one will do something special.
>It does boot from a USB port device like a floppy drive, though. I've
>used this on mine several times.
>
>In the BIOS there is a CDROM entry in the boot device order list, but I
>suspect it may only apply to a USB CDROM. It definitely doesn't boot
>with my Pioneer PCMCIA DVD-ROM..
>
>In any case, as long as you have a USB floppy drive, you can boot up ok.
> Even for an OS reinstall, you just need to create boot floppies first.
>
>Graham
>
See Ya
(when bandwidth gets better ;-)
Chris Eastwood
we tend to blame others for our problems
I think this is something we inherit from our parents
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