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laser
02-21-2003, 03:35 PM
I have read the posts on this forum concerning the various CD ROMs or CDRW/DVD units that many of you have.
My question is this. If I ghost my Toshiba what is the reason that I would want to be able to boot off of the CD ROM drive? I really want a CDRW/DVD drive that is bus powered and for some reason the PCMCIA drives are very expensive. I can get a USB2.0 Storix CDRW/DVD from Best Buy for 200.00. I realize that the Toshiba will not boot from this but I am not sure if I will ever need to boot from the CD drive. I have had many Laptops at work and I have never had to reload one that couldn't be done from the Ghost image.
I can pick up a USB floppy drive for the boot device to start the network session for Ghosting the system for under $50.00.
Any thoughts would be helpful. If someone can come up with a reason that I have not thought of please let me know. Also let me know what brand of drive you have along with connection type and if it is bus powered.
Thank you in advance.
I bought a Targus PCMCIA 24x Cd-Rom drive model PA950 at Fry's Electronics for $130. It was more important for me to be able to boot from the CD-ROM drive then to play DVD's or burn CD's on the 3500.
I bought a Targus PCMCIA 24x Cd-Rom drive model PA950 at Fry's Electronics for $130. It was more important for me to be able to boot from the CD-ROM drive then to play DVD's or burn CD's on the 3500.
I bought a Targus PCMCIA 24x Cd-Rom drive model PA950 at Fry's Electronics for $130. It was more important for me to be able to boot from the CD-ROM drive then to play DVD's or burn CD's on the 3500.
I bought a Targus PCMCIA 24x Cd-Rom drive model PA950 at Fry's Electronics for $130. It was more important for me to be able to boot from the CD-ROM drive then to play DVD's or burn CD's on the 3500.
KhakiBoy
02-21-2003, 04:35 PM
One problem with your procedure. If the Toshiba won't boot from a USB CD it's also not going to boot from a USB floppy. So you wouldn't be able to use that to start the network session for Ghosting. That's the same idea I had but according to the techs in the Toshiba support forum the 3500 won't support booting from a USB floppy either.
KhakiBoy
02-21-2003, 04:35 PM
One problem with your procedure. If the Toshiba won't boot from a USB CD it's also not going to boot from a USB floppy. So you wouldn't be able to use that to start the network session for Ghosting. That's the same idea I had but according to the techs in the Toshiba support forum the 3500 won't support booting from a USB floppy either.
KhakiBoy
02-21-2003, 04:35 PM
One problem with your procedure. If the Toshiba won't boot from a USB CD it's also not going to boot from a USB floppy. So you wouldn't be able to use that to start the network session for Ghosting. That's the same idea I had but according to the techs in the Toshiba support forum the 3500 won't support booting from a USB floppy either.
KhakiBoy
02-21-2003, 04:35 PM
One problem with your procedure. If the Toshiba won't boot from a USB CD it's also not going to boot from a USB floppy. So you wouldn't be able to use that to start the network session for Ghosting. That's the same idea I had but according to the techs in the Toshiba support forum the 3500 won't support booting from a USB floppy either.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:53 PM
KhakiBoy:
I wondered about the USB floppy but in this post: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1921
Tricky states that he has in fact booted the Toshiba from a USB floppy drive. He has used this configuration to boot from a floppy and ghost up to his network. It is my understanding that a floppy drive is the only bootable device a Toshiba will recognize from the USB port. Everything else must be PCMCIA.
Richardl also states that he has booted from a SmartDisk usb Floppy drive on the Toshiba.
I also noticed that the floppy drive that Toshiba is selling is USB.
I must admit, however, I have not tried to boot from a USB floppy myself.
I really wonder if you can boot from a floppy and have access to a ghosted image why you would need a bootable CD ROM drive? I keep wondering if I am missing something here as everyone seems to want a bootable CD ROM drive.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:53 PM
KhakiBoy:
I wondered about the USB floppy but in this post: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1921
Tricky states that he has in fact booted the Toshiba from a USB floppy drive. He has used this configuration to boot from a floppy and ghost up to his network. It is my understanding that a floppy drive is the only bootable device a Toshiba will recognize from the USB port. Everything else must be PCMCIA.
Richardl also states that he has booted from a SmartDisk usb Floppy drive on the Toshiba.
I also noticed that the floppy drive that Toshiba is selling is USB.
I must admit, however, I have not tried to boot from a USB floppy myself.
I really wonder if you can boot from a floppy and have access to a ghosted image why you would need a bootable CD ROM drive? I keep wondering if I am missing something here as everyone seems to want a bootable CD ROM drive.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:53 PM
KhakiBoy:
I wondered about the USB floppy but in this post: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1921
Tricky states that he has in fact booted the Toshiba from a USB floppy drive. He has used this configuration to boot from a floppy and ghost up to his network. It is my understanding that a floppy drive is the only bootable device a Toshiba will recognize from the USB port. Everything else must be PCMCIA.
Richardl also states that he has booted from a SmartDisk usb Floppy drive on the Toshiba.
I also noticed that the floppy drive that Toshiba is selling is USB.
I must admit, however, I have not tried to boot from a USB floppy myself.
I really wonder if you can boot from a floppy and have access to a ghosted image why you would need a bootable CD ROM drive? I keep wondering if I am missing something here as everyone seems to want a bootable CD ROM drive.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:53 PM
KhakiBoy:
I wondered about the USB floppy but in this post: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1921
Tricky states that he has in fact booted the Toshiba from a USB floppy drive. He has used this configuration to boot from a floppy and ghost up to his network. It is my understanding that a floppy drive is the only bootable device a Toshiba will recognize from the USB port. Everything else must be PCMCIA.
Richardl also states that he has booted from a SmartDisk usb Floppy drive on the Toshiba.
I also noticed that the floppy drive that Toshiba is selling is USB.
I must admit, however, I have not tried to boot from a USB floppy myself.
I really wonder if you can boot from a floppy and have access to a ghosted image why you would need a bootable CD ROM drive? I keep wondering if I am missing something here as everyone seems to want a bootable CD ROM drive.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:57 PM
Ken:
Can you explain why having a bootable CD ROM drive is important to you. I realize that not everyone uses the Ghost program. Do you want a bootable CD ROM drive just in case you need to restore your system, or are their other reasons you would want to actually boot from your CD drive?
Thanks.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:57 PM
Ken:
Can you explain why having a bootable CD ROM drive is important to you. I realize that not everyone uses the Ghost program. Do you want a bootable CD ROM drive just in case you need to restore your system, or are their other reasons you would want to actually boot from your CD drive?
Thanks.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:57 PM
Ken:
Can you explain why having a bootable CD ROM drive is important to you. I realize that not everyone uses the Ghost program. Do you want a bootable CD ROM drive just in case you need to restore your system, or are their other reasons you would want to actually boot from your CD drive?
Thanks.
laser
02-21-2003, 04:57 PM
Ken:
Can you explain why having a bootable CD ROM drive is important to you. I realize that not everyone uses the Ghost program. Do you want a bootable CD ROM drive just in case you need to restore your system, or are their other reasons you would want to actually boot from your CD drive?
Thanks.
Laser, that's correct, I don't use Ghost. I backup my important files to my work desktop with Fileware's FileSync 2.18. My 3500 is my main PC but I don't use it for work 10 hours a day as I guess I don't want to wear it out so fast. :D Being able to do a new clean build or just even a factory restore at some point is probably the reason for myself to have a bootable CD-ROM drive.
Laser, that's correct, I don't use Ghost. I backup my important files to my work desktop with Fileware's FileSync 2.18. My 3500 is my main PC but I don't use it for work 10 hours a day as I guess I don't want to wear it out so fast. :D Being able to do a new clean build or just even a factory restore at some point is probably the reason for myself to have a bootable CD-ROM drive.
Laser, that's correct, I don't use Ghost. I backup my important files to my work desktop with Fileware's FileSync 2.18. My 3500 is my main PC but I don't use it for work 10 hours a day as I guess I don't want to wear it out so fast. :D Being able to do a new clean build or just even a factory restore at some point is probably the reason for myself to have a bootable CD-ROM drive.
Laser, that's correct, I don't use Ghost. I backup my important files to my work desktop with Fileware's FileSync 2.18. My 3500 is my main PC but I don't use it for work 10 hours a day as I guess I don't want to wear it out so fast. :D Being able to do a new clean build or just even a factory restore at some point is probably the reason for myself to have a bootable CD-ROM drive.
KhakiBoy
02-22-2003, 04:33 AM
Hmmm, interesting. That seems to contradict what Toshiba's techs said in their support forum. But that doesn't surprise me, I've noticed sometimes their answers are wrong. If that's the case I might pick up a USB floppy and the Storix drive. I had the 8x Storix but returned it when my free Targus drive arrived. I liked the Storix more b/c of the DVD/CDRW feature and also the longer cable. The cable on the Targus is just too short.
KhakiBoy
02-22-2003, 04:33 AM
Hmmm, interesting. That seems to contradict what Toshiba's techs said in their support forum. But that doesn't surprise me, I've noticed sometimes their answers are wrong. If that's the case I might pick up a USB floppy and the Storix drive. I had the 8x Storix but returned it when my free Targus drive arrived. I liked the Storix more b/c of the DVD/CDRW feature and also the longer cable. The cable on the Targus is just too short.
KhakiBoy
02-22-2003, 04:33 AM
Hmmm, interesting. That seems to contradict what Toshiba's techs said in their support forum. But that doesn't surprise me, I've noticed sometimes their answers are wrong. If that's the case I might pick up a USB floppy and the Storix drive. I had the 8x Storix but returned it when my free Targus drive arrived. I liked the Storix more b/c of the DVD/CDRW feature and also the longer cable. The cable on the Targus is just too short.
KhakiBoy
02-22-2003, 04:33 AM
Hmmm, interesting. That seems to contradict what Toshiba's techs said in their support forum. But that doesn't surprise me, I've noticed sometimes their answers are wrong. If that's the case I might pick up a USB floppy and the Storix drive. I had the 8x Storix but returned it when my free Targus drive arrived. I liked the Storix more b/c of the DVD/CDRW feature and also the longer cable. The cable on the Targus is just too short.
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