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x4100 - boot off USB-connected CD-ROM drive

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Old 01-16-2008, 03:35 PM
David Snowling
 
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Default x4100 - boot off USB-connected CD-ROM drive

Hi -

Does anyone know if you can boot a DVD-less Sun X4100 from a USB-connected
CD-ROM drive?

Cheers,
Dave

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Old 01-16-2008, 03:35 PM
Casper H.S. Dik
 
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Default Re: x4100 - boot off USB-connected CD-ROM drive

David Snowling <dsnowling@o2.co.uk> writes:

>Does anyone know if you can boot a DVD-less Sun X4100 from a USB-connected
>CD-ROM drive?


Probably; you can also boot it from a DVD mounted on another system
or from a net install image.

Casper
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