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From: Doug on 29 Mar 2010 20:15 I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor Basics portable hard drive. I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor Basics Portable. The boot sequence shows....... Floppy LS120 Hard Disk Zip100 USB-FDD USB-Zip USB-CDrom Lan Disabled. Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? Doug.
From: Doc Shenley on 29 Mar 2010 21:01 "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor Basics >portable hard drive. > > I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 & > VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. > > The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor Basics > Portable. > > The boot sequence shows....... > Floppy > LS120 > Hard Disk > Zip100 > USB-FDD > USB-Zip > USB-CDrom > Lan > Disabled. > > Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? > > Doug. Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've finished, don't forget to change the order back. > > > >
From: Doug on 29 Mar 2010 21:21 Doc Shenley wrote: > "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor Basics >> portable hard drive. >> >> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via P4M800 & >> VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >> >> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor Basics >> Portable. >> >> The boot sequence shows....... >> Floppy >> LS120 >> Hard Disk >> Zip100 >> USB-FDD >> USB-Zip >> USB-CDrom >> Lan >> Disabled. >> >> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >> >> Doug. > > Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to change > the order and put the external as number 1. When you've finished, don't > forget to change the order back. Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot sequence list that works. Doug.
From: Rob on 29 Mar 2010 21:01 On 30/03/2010 12:21 PM, Doug wrote: > Doc Shenley wrote: >> "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >>> Basics portable hard drive. >>> >>> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via >>> P4M800 & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >>> >>> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor >>> Basics Portable. >>> >>> The boot sequence shows....... >>> Floppy >>> LS120 >>> Hard Disk >>> Zip100 >>> USB-FDD >>> USB-Zip >>> USB-CDrom >>> Lan >>> Disabled. >>> >>> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >>> >>> Doug. >> >> Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to >> change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've >> finished, don't forget to change the order back. > > Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard > disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot > sequence list that works. > > Doug. > It still has to be bootable to work. You still can't just plonk a HDD or USB Thumb drive on top of the list without being able to boot off the drive. These maybe of some help. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5928902.html
From: Rob on 29 Mar 2010 21:14
On 30/03/2010 12:21 PM, Doug wrote: > Doc Shenley wrote: >> "Doug" <dougea(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4rasn.73406$mn6.13293(a)newsfe07.iad... >>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to boot Windows XP from a Maxtor >>> Basics portable hard drive. >>> >>> I have a PM8M3-v (MS-7211 v1.x)Micro-ATX mainboard based on Via >>> P4M800 & VIA VT8327R Plus chipset. Computer purchased in 2006. >>> >>> The cmos setup hard disk boot priority list shows USB-HDD0-Maxtor >>> Basics Portable. >>> >>> The boot sequence shows....... >>> Floppy >>> LS120 >>> Hard Disk >>> Zip100 >>> USB-FDD >>> USB-Zip >>> USB-CDrom >>> Lan >>> Disabled. >>> >>> Is there a drive listed that should work or should I give up? >>> >>> Doug. >> >> Go into the BIOS and look at the list of hard drives. You'll have to >> change the order and put the external as number 1. When you've >> finished, don't forget to change the order back. > > Thanks for your reply Doc. I can put the Maxtor at the top of the hard > disk boot priority list OK but I cannot find a drive in the boot > sequence list that works. > > Doug. > BTW if you want W7 you can download the full ISO (either 32 and 64 bit) from an obscure part of the MS site. They are 2.4Gb or 3.1GB files. r |