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Dell vostro 1400

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by starjain, Nov 6, 2008.

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  1. starjain

    starjain Newbie

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    Hi

    I have a dell vostro 1400 with XP installed.
    Recently I wanted to boot it from an USB sata HDD.
    I have set the boot sequence in Bios but I cannot find any option in BIOS to disable the internal HDD .Please help me out for it. How can I disable my internal HDD from BIOS else then unscrew it.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    starjain, Nov 6, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Disable it from the boot order or disable it totally? I dont think you can disable it totally.
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 6, 2008
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    starjain Newbie

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    Where does the option stand in the Bios. I am not able to find it .
     
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    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Just have boot from usb device first before the internal drive.
     
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    I disabled it from the boot menu. But the usb boot is not taking place. The system gets restarted again. But despite of disabling the internal hdd from the boot sequence I can see it in the boot menu. I want to permantly disable it.
    Is there any option or a clue "The USB SATA HDD boot".
    Please let me know. Its very urgent .


    Thanks for the support
    SJ
     
    starjain, Nov 7, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    It is fine if it's still in the boot menu, you just want to move it down in the sequence.
     
    pixelot, Nov 7, 2008
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