Re: [Thinkpad] external USB boot-device for ThinkPad X31

The X3 UltraBase costs more than 150 Euros without a drive in it. That
has extra consts !
I can get a USB-IDE-adapter for less than 30 Euros. Off corse I do not
know if my X31 can boot with it.

But thanks anyway !

Bruce Markowitz schrieb:
> The difference between buying a USB2 box with a drive and just buying the
> ultraBase is not that significant.
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> From: "Benja" <benja@gmx.net>
> To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:04 AM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] external USB boot-device for ThinkPad X31
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>>Hi
>>
>>I have a question. I own a ThinkPad X31 (model 2672 1LG).
>>I do not have the X3 UltraBase and I can not afford buying it right now.
>>
>>For some other reason (which has nothing to do with my X31) I need a
>>possibillity to connect a normal IDE-device (HDD or DVD-RW) via USB (or
>>FireWire) to the PC. My thinking is to combine two things.
>>
>>I would like to buy something that my X31 is able to boot from if an
>>optical drive is connected.
>>Does anybody of you know a working combination ? The less the cost the
>>better ;-) although I know I will have to pay some money.
>>
>>Thank you !
>>
>>Benjamin Meyer
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