Booting from external Floppy Disk USB - PROBLEM

[lexios]

I bought a VGN B1XP and a NEC external floppy drive on USB interface. The floppy works fine in windows but iI can not boot from it. I have checked my BIOS settings and the floppy is selected as the first boot device.

Does anyone else has the same problem?
Something to add?

Thanks

[seb21__]

You must select the USB-Port as first and not the floppy-drive.

You boot from the USB-port (it's uninteristing whether a flash-
(like USB-stick) or a Floppy-drive).

If you can't boot from the USB-port , you can't boot from the USB-Floppy drive.

[kee-lo_]

If I remember you need a Sony drive to boot from.

[seb21__]

No kee, it's a "NEC".



Thanks God:smileypraying:, my floppy is build in.

[lexios]

Hi again and thanks for the replies...


The BIOS does not have any option to set it to boot from USB. Unfortunatelly, this smells like custom-sony-brakes-my-balls thing that makes me angry!

[kee-lo_]

Yeah it sucks

[William]

Kee-Lo is right, buy the genuine Sony floppy drive for your laptop and you will be able to boot from it to your hearts content.

Those genuine Sony drives are a bit more clever than your average external floppy dive , but. be prepared to pay premium bucks for the privilege!

William

[kee-lo_]

They're like £50 each!

[lexios]

I prefer hacking the bios. Obviously there is some kind of model/brand check during the boot process. This might be easy to brake.

[William]

You are obviously far more knowledgable than me.

Obviously the bios looks for something within the floppy drive.
Just mind you don't "brake" something that you can't fix.

I wish you well in your endeavours and hope that you can publish the solution here so that everyone can cease to purchase unnecessary and overpriced Sony floppy drives.

William