MSI K9N SLI Platinum - boot from usb flash

Check with the MSI website for newer bios that supposed to support
boot from a USB device.

I still have my K7T Pro-A board & found newer bios dated 2002 that
said for booting with a USB device. Still wasn't able to boot from
a flash drive after either doing the HP or mkbt methods of setting
up a DOS flash drive.

Think I'm missing something but you may have better luck especially
your K8N is a newer motherboard.

On 2007-04-05, AdvarP <advarp.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Oh bl**dy hell - it seems to be k8n sli, my apologies gee I have an old
> board already
>
>
> "AdvarP" <advarp.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1319kcbr4v3qe82@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to get a floppy-less LG LT20 notebook to boot from flash.
>> After unsuccessful tries, I decided to test if my main POC would boot from
>> the USB flash drive. No way.
>>
>> The USB flash has been prepared with 1) the HP Key utility and 2) the
>> USBFlash program. I have tried both as floppy and as HDD.
>>
>> Now, to be able to start debugging this , I would need to know HOW to get
>> the MSI k9N SLI Platinum to boot from the USB. I press F11, go to Boot
>> menu, then... there is no USB Flash or USB HDD even, just USB floppy or
>> USB Zip or USB Optical. Whatta... I have tried to select USB floppy to no
>> avail, also USB Zip... nothing, the system does not even try to read the
>> USB although it is listed in that startup screen where tyhe HDD, Floppies,
>> Memory etc are listed - that screen that looks like a table, not during
>> POST.
>>
>> Has anyone been able to boot from USB Flah using this Mobo, if so PLEASE
>> please tell me how.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>
>
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Hi,

I already have the MS-7100 v3.A0 - I suppose it is the latest, I see three
USB options but none includes a flash drive OR a USB HDD. There are other
utils for revealing hidden options but really - is it worth spending time on
that ??

So I guess we are done for. I am not sure if the newer K9N supports that. I
am not sure I will buy MSI at all again in fact, the onboard USB ports have
been hopeless and also I had an internal ZIP drive that made the Mobo never
come back from powersaving - that took ages to debug - fix was... unplug ZIP
!

All Mobos have probs, but I bought this one as high-end ($250 or so) and
after the first one had a defective BIOS, this one had the USB prob.

Actually even the LG Laptop that is newer cannot boot from USB Flash... so
maybe I am doing soemnthing wrong, I am still to get ANY machine to boot
from a USB Flash.

For now I will get a USB Floppy and try with that.

Thanks




"guest" <plew.RemoveThis@csus_abcdefghij.edu> wrote in message
news:slrnf1a1q6.33p.plew@crane.li-po.edu...
> Check with the MSI website for newer bios that supposed to support
> boot from a USB device.
>
> I still have my K7T Pro-A board & found newer bios dated 2002 that
> said for booting with a USB device. Still wasn't able to boot from
> a flash drive after either doing the HP or mkbt methods of setting
> up a DOS flash drive.
>
> Think I'm missing something but you may have better luck especially
> your K8N is a newer motherboard.
>
> On 2007-04-05, AdvarP <advarp.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Oh bl**dy hell - it seems to be k8n sli, my apologies gee I have an
>> old
>> board already
>>
>>
>> "AdvarP" <advarp.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1319kcbr4v3qe82@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am trying to get a floppy-less LG LT20 notebook to boot from flash.
>>> After unsuccessful tries, I decided to test if my main POC would boot
>>> from
>>> the USB flash drive. No way.
>>>
>>> The USB flash has been prepared with 1) the HP Key utility and 2) the
>>> USBFlash program. I have tried both as floppy and as HDD.
>>>
>>> Now, to be able to start debugging this , I would need to know HOW to
>>> get
>>> the MSI k9N SLI Platinum to boot from the USB. I press F11, go to Boot
>>> menu, then... there is no USB Flash or USB HDD even, just USB floppy or
>>> USB Zip or USB Optical. Whatta... I have tried to select USB floppy to
>>> no
>>> avail, also USB Zip... nothing, the system does not even try to read the
>>> USB although it is listed in that startup screen where tyhe HDD,
>>> Floppies,
>>> Memory etc are listed - that screen that looks like a table, not during
>>> POST.
>>>
>>> Has anyone been able to boot from USB Flah using this Mobo, if so PLEASE
>>> please tell me how.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>
>>
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AdvarP;656015 Wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to get a floppy-less LG LT20 notebook to boot from flash.
> After
> unsuccessful tries, I decided to test if my main POC would boot from
> the USB
> flash drive. No way.
>
> The USB flash has been prepared with 1) the HP Key utility and 2) the
> USBFlash program. I have tried both as floppy and as HDD.
>
> Now, to be able to start debugging this , I would need to know HOW to
> get
> the MSI k9N SLI Platinum to boot from the USB. I press F11, go to Boot
> menu,
> then... there is no USB Flash or USB HDD even, just USB floppy or USB
> Zip or
> USB Optical. Whatta... I have tried to select USB floppy to no avail,
> also
> USB Zip... nothing, the system does not even try to read the USB
> although it
> is listed in that startup screen where tyhe HDD, Floppies, Memory etc
> are
> listed - that screen that looks like a table, not during POST.
>
> Has anyone been able to boot from USB Flah using this Mobo, if so
> PLEASE
> please tell me how.
>
> Thank you


Hello AdvarP,
I have just the same problem as you have. I tried many alternatives
methods but unfortunately haven't reached any conclusion yet.
i tried 2 usb prouct but bios didn't see any of them.

There are some advice in the page of 'Running Windows XP from a
USB-Stick / HDD' (http://www.ngine.de/index.jsp?pageid=4176)

i burnt a new winxp cd stated in that article. but there was nothing.
So the last thing i am planning to do is upgrading the bios.
i hope i will work. it is the latest bios i found in the msi site.
7025v1D.zip

link 'MSI -- MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.' (http://tinyurl.com/yrbgvv)

if any one solves this issue i am very appreciated.

thanks.


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