topic s5xp bios udate and usb boot??? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55981#M79458 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all.<BR /><BR />Had previously posted a question about booting from memory stick- thanks to all those who replied- Given that i cant i assumed that virtually all newer machines allowed booting from usb (sticks) instead. Err.. Cannot find the option in bios though.<BR /><BR />Thought that perhaps a bios upgrade might be in order. Apparently the latest bios is R0103V0 (dated 11/14/2005 3:28:18 PM on the sony site)- according to Rom Bios Explorer i have this version but dated 11/08/2005 ?????<BR /><BR />is the date on the site the posting date rather than the bios release date???<BR /><BR />Does any one know of a hacked bios that will allow usb booting? or must i stick to carrying live cds arround with me?<BR /><BR />sorry if this has been covered before- forum search results came back with nothing- so often infact that i'm not sure it works.<BR /><BR />cheers Daryl<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:52:10 GMT daryl_mushtaq 2007-03-11T06:52:10Z s5xp bios udate and usb boot??? https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55981#M79458 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all.<BR /><BR />Had previously posted a question about booting from memory stick- thanks to all those who replied- Given that i cant i assumed that virtually all newer machines allowed booting from usb (sticks) instead. Err.. Cannot find the option in bios though.<BR /><BR />Thought that perhaps a bios upgrade might be in order. Apparently the latest bios is R0103V0 (dated 11/14/2005 3:28:18 PM on the sony site)- according to Rom Bios Explorer i have this version but dated 11/08/2005 ?????<BR /><BR />is the date on the site the posting date rather than the bios release date???<BR /><BR />Does any one know of a hacked bios that will allow usb booting? or must i stick to carrying live cds arround with me?<BR /><BR />sorry if this has been covered before- forum search results came back with nothing- so often infact that i'm not sure it works.<BR /><BR />cheers Daryl<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:52:10 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55981#M79458 daryl_mushtaq 2007-03-11T06:52:10Z Re: s5xp bios udate and usb boot??? https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55982#M79459 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>according to the (well hidden) FAQ you can soot from the sony usb floppy??<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:59:44 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55982#M79459 daryl_mushtaq 2007-03-11T06:59:44Z Re: s5xp bios udate and usb boot??? https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55983#M79460 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, that's right Daryl, you can only boot from a Sony floppy drive, which is crazy imho.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:50:01 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/s5xp-bios-udate-and-usb-boot/m-p/55983#M79460 kee-lo_ 2007-03-11T14:50:01Z