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850775 2010-01-21 20:50:00 EV91510A.86A.0431 NZHawk (4093)
850776 2010-01-21 21:03:00 Updated bios to 0482

boot with WD attached - failed - froze
NZHawk (4093)
850777 2010-01-21 21:16:00 Must be too old then. Speedy Gonzales (78)
850778 2010-01-21 21:18:00 How about if I were to partition the WD hard drive?

Any other solutions?
NZHawk (4093)
850779 2010-01-21 21:26:00 It probably doesnt know what external USB hdds are (if there's no option in the BIOS for it). It would probably work, if you connected it internally. Only other option, you may have to replace the mobo Speedy Gonzales (78)
850780 2010-01-21 21:36:00 The bios has "USB Boot"
Wouldn't that indicate the ability to recognize usb hdd?
NZHawk (4093)
850781 2010-01-21 21:41:00 Have you tried the drive in another system? Sweep (90)
850782 2010-01-21 21:47:00 Just tries it on my Dell OptiPlex GX280 and it boots successfully with the WD attached. NZHawk (4093)
850783 2010-01-21 21:50:00 Well that seems to have eliminated a dead drive. Sweep (90)
850784 2010-01-21 21:58:00 Sooooooooooooo

Back to partitioning the hard drive for recognition or does it still lye with the bios not being able to handle even though the bios has "USB Boot"
NZHawk (4093)
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