Due to limitations of the Windows boot process it is not possible to boot Windows from an external Firewire or USB drive. It is possible to boot Linux from USB like live-CDs (eg. Knoppix) but if you do a search of this topic on the web you will find that this is not the case for Windows although some limited WinPE applications (e.g. Winternals ERD Commander) do boot from a CD.

Frankly, we believe that these media are not optimal for most users and that they should not use a zip or other removable disk media for backup. An offsite backup service is completely automated and has the required file redundancy to protect important data. The only safe way to use removable disk media for backup is to have three disks and make the same backup three times.

Due to a collection of hardware and software limitations, it is currently not possible to install Windows via a USB drive.

Don't expose your laptop to resonating noises, for example loud bass noise from speakers, heavy machinery.

Insert your disk or drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities Click each partition and type a name for it, choose a format, and type a size. You can also drag the divider between the partitions to change their sizes. If a partition's name has an asterisk beside it, it's shown larger than its actual size in order to display its name legibly.

I own a laptop with an Operating System that supports ‘Moffice’. However, my computer does not recognize ‘Moffice’ once it is plugged in. When using Windows 98SE, It is necessary to install the driver file first before connecting ‘Moffice’ to the USB port. The first possibility is that you have not installed the driver (Windows 98SE only).

Yes, but as of to date, it's not possible to boot windows from a FireWire or USB drive. It is possible to assign a drive letter to the backup drive with the disk management tool and then copy the data off of that drive should your system drive die. We backup to any drive that is not listed as removable. To the best of our knowledge, USB drives do not show up as removable.

No. Computer hard drives and duplicator hard drives are two separate file systems, so they cannot communicate. The USB and Firewire connections' allow the computer to use the duplicator as a CD or DVD external burner. You can use either of those devices to store the data on a disc from a specified CD or DVD drive on the duplicator. Once you create that disc, you can use it as your master disc to load into the hard drive and make your duplications. No.

The best answer to this is a firm "maybe". DOS device drivers are available for most USB and Firewire controllers. If such drivers are added to a DOS boot diskette so that your USB or Firewire drive is "seen" by DOS, SpinRite will also be able to "see" and operate with it. However, the performance of the drive through the DOS drivers and the serial (USB/Firewire) cable will likely be far lower than if the external drive were connected directly to a PC's motherboard controller.

In the left panel, click the external FireWIre drive and select "Partition" in menu on the right. Choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and name the drive. Click "Options" at the bottom of the window. If you have an Intel Mac, select "GUID" as the partition scheme. If you have a Power PC Mac, select ???Apple Partition Map." Click "Partition." It will ask to confirm, click "Partition" again and the partitioning process will begin.

WinRescue will back up to an external harddrive as long as it is listed in Windows Explorer as a regular harddrive. WinRescue backs up files and not a harddrive image. So, the harddrive's boot information is not backed up. Making a Boot Disk in WinRescue (95/98/ME) will save the boot information on a diskette.

Right-click on My Computer and select Manage. Click Disk Management in the left menu under Storage. The new drive will appear as Unallocated in the display window on the right. Right-click the Unallocated drive and select 'New Partition' to start the New Partition Wizard. If the drive is already formatted, you will first need to click on 'Delete Parition.

Currently, Drive Image 2002 cannot create images to external USB and FireWire devices (such as USB and FireWire CD-RW drives and hard drives).

All computers are equipped with multiple ports for inserting USB devices. Most workstations have a USB cable that is attached to the table for more convenient access to the ports.

The location of USB ports varies by machine. Look for a flat rectangular opening. If you're in a lab, ask the lab assistant for help. You must be patient when printing on a network, especially when printing a file with a lot of graphics. Do not keep resending the print job - that only makes the problem worse. Open the printer control panel and see if your job is in the queue. If it is, and you've been waiting more than 5 minutes, ask a lab assistant for help.

Please check if the Service Pack 4 is ready in the system. We found this is the bug of SP4 (please see 822831 - BUG: Driver Installation Program Does Not Install Device Drivers http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822831) You can download the hotfix at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7c896e82-4b50-44c8-a634-3227c0e71293 to solve the problem.

First, Your PC or notebook must support "External USB-HDD Boot up" function. Second, to make sure all the USB cables and power cord all firmly connect to USB slots or power in-lets. No. You must start re-boot process over again. At this moment, you must choose the correct date version you want.

External HDDs need to be formatted as FAT32 drives in order to be recognized by the CM4. Please re-format your drive as a FAT32 drive and it should now be seen.

You can enable the Fast USB Write option in the Performance tab. You will need to properly unmount the USB disk if you select this option; otherwise, you should run a file system check on the disk before accessing it next time. With RAIDiator 3.00+, you can use the front Backup button to unmount and mount a USB disk. Depressing the Backup button for 5 seconds until the disk LEDs blink will unmount a mounted disk or mount an unmounted disk.

We do not allow outside software or programs to be installed on our servers. This is to preserve the security and integrity of our servers while maintaining optimal performance. Since many websites share one server, additional software for one website might adversely effect the performance other websites on the same server, as well as create additional security concerns.

Most external drives you purchase are formatted for PCs. If you are only going to use it with your Mac then you should reformat the drive by using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". If you are gong to use it with your Mac and a PC then use "MS-DOS file system" format. To format or reformat a drive you will have to erase it. So before you erase the drive, copy your files to another drive.

If you plug in a new USB Flash Drive into your Windows XP system and it does not show up under "My Computer" with a drive letter, you may have a conflict with another drive in your system. This tends to occur when a computer has multiple hard drives or CD/DVD drives and one of them if assigned to drive letter "H". To change the drive letter, you will need to open "Disk Management.

we build most computers, individual to your specification, you can select USB and/or Firewire option, it will then be provided with your new computer. However, many of today’s computers have USB 2.0 as standard.

USB 2.0 supports a speed of 480 Mbit/s and FireWire 400 supports a speed of 400 Mbit/s. This would seem to indicate that USB is faster than FireWire, right? Actually, the opposite is often true. Differences in the architecture of the two interfaces affect the actual sustained throughput (reading and writing files). FireWire uses a "Peer-to-Peer" architecture that is intelligent and negotiates bus conflicts to determine the sustained data transfer speed. USB 2.

The Serial ATA controller cannot be automatically recognized under Windows 2000/XP installation. You will need to install drivers for SATA controller prior to installing Windows 2000/XP. If you do not install the SATA controller drivers, Windows will not recognize the SATA drive. The drivers for SATA controller are available on floppy disks during operating system installation process. If you have CDs only, copy the driver into the floppy disks before attempting to install Windows 2000/XP.