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USB to IDE adaptor?

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beat mania

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Say I've got a computer that can't boot from USB ... is there an adaptor that I can plug a thumb drive into that would appear as an IDE device to the computer?
 
It's fairly easy to adapt from a specialized interface (IDE) to a generalized one (USB) - that's why you see so many IDE or SATA to USB adapber cables and external housings. It's not so easy the other way around, so I doubt you'll find such.

.bh.
 
If your Mobo is not too old, it should recognize the USB as a device in Bios and boot from it. If it does not recognize the drive then it would recognize the hard drive attached to it! Other words, try booting from a thumb drive.
 
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