Re: [clug] EFI / Windoze help

Brett Worth <brett-VBRC7lpUVsK6c6uEtOJ/[email protected]> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:40:16 +0000

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...  if you can boot from them.

Brett

On Tue, 10 Jan 2017, 9:21 AM Mike Carden <[email protected]> wrote:

> Alternatively you can get a USB attached DVD burner ($30 on ebay) which
> I've used a few
> times to install laptops that don't have one built in.
>
> Of course that would need the BIOS to recognise that it has a DVD drive
> and allow you to
> boot from it.
>
>
>
> Noting that many distros now recommend NOT trying to use a DVD because
> speed-related failures are common. External USB flash memory devices (aka
> USB sticks) are usually recommended.
>
> --
> crash
>
>
>
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