Iomega external super dvd usb: OK with Fedora (3)?

[Rick Stevens]

Nat Gross wrote:
> Rick Stevens wrote:
> 
>> Nat Gross wrote:
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>>> Am searching for an external usb drive. Can I expect the Iomega Super 
>>> external usb dvd writer to work outta the box?
>>
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>> It should.
>>
>>> Although my immediate need is to simply read write plain old dvd's 
>>> (not dual layered), I am also wondering if I will be able to use this 
>>> to upgrade to FC-4 (via dvd image) in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>> That depends on whether your BIOS allows booting from USB devices.
> 
> 
> Thank you much.

If your BIOS doesn't support booting from USB, try using SBM (Smart Boot
Manager).  It installs on a floppy so you boot the floppy.  Once SBM
comes up, you can boot from lots of things the BIOS can't handle.

	http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php3?body=download.html

will get you there.
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