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s5xp bios udate and usb boot???

daryl_mushtaq
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s5xp bios udate and usb boot???

hi all.

Had previously posted a question about booting from memory stick- thanks to all those who replied- Given that i cant i assumed that virtually all newer machines allowed booting from usb (sticks) instead. Err.. Cannot find the option in bios though.

Thought that perhaps a bios upgrade might be in order. Apparently the latest bios is R0103V0 (dated 11/14/2005 3:28:18 PM on the sony site)- according to Rom Bios Explorer i have this version but dated 11/08/2005 ?????

is the date on the site the posting date rather than the bios release date???

Does any one know of a hacked bios that will allow usb booting? or must i stick to carrying live cds arround with me?

sorry if this has been covered before- forum search results came back with nothing- so often infact that i'm not sure it works.

cheers Daryl

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daryl_mushtaq
Visitor

according to the (well hidden) FAQ you can soot from the sony usb floppy??

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kee-lo_
Member

Yes, that's right Daryl, you can only boot from a Sony floppy drive, which is crazy imho.