SD Bootable?
- Thread starter Eagle710
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Hi Eagle710,
In theory, yes it should be possible as an SD card reader is interfaced via a USB port, either internally or externally. Check your motherboard manual and the BIOS settings to see if you can select a USB device there as a boot device. You will, of course need to use an SDHC card of at least 4 GB in capacity. I am going to pose this question here: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/181538-usb-bootable-vista-installation-flash-thumb-drive.html to see what Shawn makes of the idea.
In theory, yes it should be possible as an SD card reader is interfaced via a USB port, either internally or externally. Check your motherboard manual and the BIOS settings to see if you can select a USB device there as a boot device. You will, of course need to use an SDHC card of at least 4 GB in capacity. I am going to pose this question here: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/181538-usb-bootable-vista-installation-flash-thumb-drive.html to see what Shawn makes of the idea.
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Hi Eagle710 and Dwarf,
I have not tried this, but as Dwarf posted, if your BIOS has the option to select the USB SD card to boot from, then yes you should be able to.
I have not tried this, but as Dwarf posted, if your BIOS has the option to select the USB SD card to boot from, then yes you should be able to.
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I have read that you can use emualtion software to make the system think that the SD internal reader is really a FDD or USB HDD........
I also read that you can put ntldr and some other files on an SD card and it will be bootable. Funny thing is I wanna put WinPE 2 on the SD.
I also read that you can put ntldr and some other files on an SD card and it will be bootable. Funny thing is I wanna put WinPE 2 on the SD.
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If it is plugged in to the computer with an OS on it, then you can boot off it. I have not tried this, but as you can boot from a flash, then you should be able to.
Let us know if it works.
~Lordbob
Let us know if it works.
~Lordbob
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But it doesn't detect the drive.....I am not sure how to make my system detect it
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Is it plugged into a reader in a USB port? You should just select "Boot from Removable Media"
~Lordbob
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Oh... Well is there an option in the BIOS to boot from external media? That is what you need to try to do there...
~Lordbob
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My system has the option too boot from USB CD-ROM/ USB Floppy/USB SuperDisk/ Notebook Multibay/ Notebook HDD /Network ... what does super disk and that cd-rom/floppy mean?
When i plug in my USB key it automatically populates the boot menu to include the usb...
When i plug in my USB key it automatically populates the boot menu to include the usb...
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Im guessing that the SD reader will be the Multibay or the Supderdisk. Probably the multi bay. Try to boot from that.
~Lordbob
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- ASUS P5QC
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- 2x2GB
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- NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
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- Mobo
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
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- 1680x1050
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- not fast enough
Oh. Well just try booting from things until you hit it.
~Lordbob
~Lordbob
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- NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
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- Mobo
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- Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
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- Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
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- Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
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- Razer Lachesis
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- Razer Tarantula
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- not fast enough