USB.20 external optical drive OK for first boot??

d3v · Oct 12, 2005

Hi all, does anyone know if using an external USB2.0 optical drive will work at first boot on a new PC or is it essential that I get an internal IDE optical drive?

Cap'n Pedro · Oct 12, 2005

You mean to boot from? Should be OK as logn as you change the boot order in the BIOS and change it to something like USB-CD-Drive instead of IDE-Device or Cd-Drive or whatever.

d3v · Oct 12, 2005

Cap'n Pedro said:
You mean to boot from? Should be OK as logn as you change the boot order in the BIOS and change it to something like USB-CD-Drive instead of IDE-Device or Cd-Drive or whatever.

Bear in mind that it will be connected to a USB2.0 and I don't think Windows automaticly loads USB2.0 driver.

And also bear in mind that I mean FIRST BOOT EVER! To reformat...

Gnufsh · Oct 12, 2005

d3v said:
Bear in mind that it will be connected to a USB2.0 and I don't think Windows automaticly loads USB2.0 driver.

then windows will use it as a 1.1 device.

And also bear in mind that I mean FIRST BOOT EVER! To reformat...

THen all that matters is that your board can boot from it, and that's in the correct place in the boot order (as selected in the bios). This is bios/motherboard dependant.

USB.20 external optical drive OK for first boot??

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