can you boot the system using a memory stick?
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Several of the newer motherboards available give you the option to boot from a usb device.  Check your bios for a few options..\n#1 enable usb device in dos (might say legacy usb device)\n#2 boot from usb device (under boot options and most important)\nif your bios doesn't support it check your motherboard manufacturer's website to see if an update is available.  If not you will need to upgrade your motherboard to one that does support this feature to use it.
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use crucial.com\n\nyour ram is 2.5v
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just but in the restory cd (if you dont have one then i dont know) oo yea i just remembered you can create a system restory disk ourself on your thinkpad my dad knows but i forgot
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Plug in memory stick.\nGo to control panel, administrative tools, computer management, storage, disk management. You should be able to see it in the bottom right hand side. Right click inside the area which is your memory stick & choose format. If it does not give you this option but it has an option to create partition then choose that & when done right click inside the area again & choose format (make it fat file system).
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Totally do-able.  Fred Langa, of InformationWeek, wrote a stepy by step guide to boot from a thumb drive. I know you want to use a external hard drive but the basic procedure is the same.\n\n"Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive." --Fred Langa  (http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177102101)
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http://www.Bootdisk.com
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go to www.crucial.com and find out
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boot with the cd and re install
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In your CD writing software there should be a option to burn a bootable CD. The boot image should be on your windows xp CD.
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in ur BIOS settings (hope u kno that), choose first boot drive as ATAPI CD ROM DRIVE.\n\nIt will work, provided the o/s installation cd a bootable one ; )
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you can use any boot disk (i.e. Win98, win me) you can get them fpr free at Comp Usa or Best Buy etc
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Yes you can...go to bios give the first boot device as your DVD...put the Fedora Core 4 into your DVD rom and reebot the system...
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yes press DEL on starting ur pc it make u get in bios setting so  choose the 2nd choice then choose 1ST BOOT DRIVE  & press enter &  chooose cd-rom .
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With some OS's yes, others no.\nIF you have XP, use the "recovery console"
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download bios from manufacturer and flash the one you have then install new stuff
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Boot to a boot disk (preferrably a 98 boot disk) and you can format through the command prompt (format c: /u).  Get a boot disk from http://www.bootdisk.com
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go to WWW.bootdisk.com