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Topic	If a desktop tower has no optical drive
rjsilverthorn 03/06/18 12:28:33 PM #3:	Anisoptera posted... can you use an external USB optical drive to run a reboot disc (or any CD that needs to be running while the computer starting)? or are optical drives only good for running CDs when a user is logged in? You can do it, I had to do it for an old laptop once, you just have to make sure the BIOS settings will allow it to boot from a USB device. <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:897276739] in If a deskt... [t:76386431]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote>can you use an external USB optical drive to run a reboot disc (or any CD that needs to be running while the computer starting)? or are optical drives only good for running CDs when a user is logged in?</quote> You can do it, I had to do it for an old laptop once, you just have to make sure the BIOS settings will allow it to boot from a USB device.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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