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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 2:31 am
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Originally Posted by SJUAMMF
My Thinkpad will boot from an USB drive.
Windows, as typically installed on a hard disk, will not boot from an USB drive. Additionally, USB has less bandwidth and higher latency than directly attached PATA or SATA drives.
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