Boot from external USB Device

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I've got a copy of Edgy Eft Knot 3 on a DVD, and I'd like to try it out. The only problem is that my DVD-ROM is an external USB device, and my BIOS doesn't appear to have the option to boot from it. It's the latest revision (A08) and I went through all the settings and found nothing.

Is there any way to do this?
 

Pabster

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Not if your BIOS doesn't support it.

Most modern boards do, but not all. There should 3 different USB boot options; USB-HDD, USB-FDD, or USB-CDROM.
 
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Originally posted by: Pabster
Not if your BIOS doesn't support it.

Most modern boards do, but not all. There should 3 different USB boot options; USB-HDD, USB-FDD, or USB-CDROM.

I've got nothing like that. So...there's no way I can try this live CD? I can't, somehow, mount it and access it through Grub, or something stupid like that?
 

nweaver

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if you have grub installed, then I think it's possible, but very complex. Google it