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installing on a firewire-connected harddisk?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:36 pm
by tessa
I want to install Windows XP on a firewire connected harddisk; but the installationprogram says that it is not possible but that probable solutions are to change the configuration in my BIOS (award BIOS 2.1.b; on a Pentium III) or get additional software. I can't find the 1EEE 1394 in the BIOS (but my English is not BIOS-compatible so perhaps it IS there). So, do I need to update the BIOS; or the firewiredriver? Or change something in the BIOS? (and how?, my computering skills are stuck at Babbage Plus)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:14 pm
by soupy
I highly doubt you will find a way to make it work. Since it's a PIII, I'm assuming firewire support is through a PCI card, and therefore not seen in BIOS. About your only chance would be if the motherboard had built-in firewire and could be selected as a boot device in BIOS.