Cant boot w/USB external hard drive

From: Denis Wong @ Hong Kong (@)
Date: 03/07/03


From: "Denis Wong @ Hong Kong" <wong@tmicha.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:22:28 -0800


Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version?

>-----Original Message-----
>when i try to boot XP pro with an external hard drive
>plugged into the USB port it freezes right at start up.
>When I plug it in after it boots the external drive works
>fine as a back up for my files. This has happened with 2
>different brands now. Is it something in the bios that i
>am not seeing? I need to be able to leave the external
>drive plugged in all the time.
>.
>



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