How can I boot from USB in a Thinkpad T22?

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My compaq presario f768wm isnt recognizing my cd/dvd rom. my camera quit working and also it says it can't find my audio output device.

Hi,
For that problem, Try first replace that internal DVD-rom drive other good internal DVD-rom drive. if not Also Detected or recognize.
Try this second solution. insert external USB type DVD-ROM. if not recognize also, Your operating system Have internal software device data corrupted. You need to reinstall operating System like windows xp, windows 7 (OS) etc.. to fix data Corrupted of operating system device for hardware software.
Please see sample external DVD-rom USB type.

Just let me know if not yet working your Compaq Presario 700 series DVD-rom Drive.
Thanks for using Fixya.

Aug 19, 2011 • Compaq Presario 700 Series DVD-Rom Drive...

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Booting with External DVD for Dell Inspiron 1525

Power on your system, Press F2 on Dell logo. This would take you to system BIOS. Ensure that USB controller is ON, and USB emulation is also set to ON. Save settings and Exit. System would reboot now. Press F12 on Dell logo, and select USB ROM as the boot device. This should boot your computer through your External drive. If it still doesnt work, try switching to a different USB port. If none of these steps work, it may be a problem with the boot sector on your External drive.

Good Luck!
Abhishek

Mar 22, 2010 • Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop Jet Black

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Usb dvd writer can install xp?

Yes you can use a usb external cd/dvd-rom to any operating system as long as the bios allows you to, most bios's have the capability.

When the external usb drive has been connected power up the mechine, in post it should tell what to press to enter your boot menu without entering your bios and choose usb drive to boot.

Jan 22, 2010 • LG GCC4522B CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive

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Is IBM Thinkpad T22 equipped with WIFI & what's the USB port vers

IBM Thinkpad T22 doesn't have Wi-Fi adapter installed. you need a USB Wi-Fi adpater in other to have Wireless connection.

You can go for D-Link, 3COM,belkin USB Wi-Fi adapter. Make sure the USB Wi-Fi adapter support the Operating System you installed.

Good Luck.

Jan 08, 2010 • IBM ThinkPad T22 2647 Notebook

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Can't power up. my IBM ThinkPad T22. I have the green light that indicates that it's charged up, however when I push the power button it just makes a flash and nothing happens.

If you only get a green light, try removing the battery first. If a laptop battery has gone bad, it will prevent a laptop from booting up.

Now, if removing the battery doesn't resolve your problem, check the laptop charger to make sure that the adapter has not malfunctioned.

If your fans are spinning, then the problem is probably the one listed below.

The transformer may not be converting the voltages properly.

Try these steps first. If it comes down to the internal transformer, then you have to contact IBM.

Aug 09, 2009 • IBM ThinkPad T22 2647 Notebook

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Satellite A20---is it possible to boot from external burner

you can try to install throu USB Drive. Search google there are many tricks how to bootup with your Pen Drive.

Feb 27, 2009 • Computers & Internet

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IBM Thinkpad T22 USB problem

try re-installing the driver

Feb 16, 2009 • IBM ThinkPad T22 2647 Notebook

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Want to Boot from dvd ROM

when the pc in post usually on dells bios there is a boot menu option it is usually f12
if you don't know what your doing in the bios it is not a good place to test your skills after pressing F12 just choose cd rom for boot

Jan 28, 2009 • Dell OptiPlex GX280 PC Desktop

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I can't boot from external usb dvd/cd drive

please try to remove the connection between motherboard and vd/dvd drive.

then perform the previous steps.

Jan 27, 2009 • HP Compaq Evo Notebook N1020v PC Notebook

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Where is the wireless switch in the T22?

To my knowledge the T22 does not have an extra wireless switch, but I might be mistaken. Have a look here.

They all have function keys which enable and disable the radio (if a wireless adapter is pre-installed). Usually it is the blue "Fn" key and the F5 key.

Since the T22 does not have wireless "onboard", I assume that you are using an external adapter.
Right-click "My Computer", choose "Manage" and go to the "Device Manager".
If there is any trouble with your hardware or driver, you should see a yellow exclamation mark. If that is the case, try to reinstall the driver.
If you see a red "x", it means that the device is not enabled. Double-click that device and enable it at the bottom of the window.

If this did not get you any further, please come back here and tell me what you found. I'll be happy to see what else I can do.

Jan 14, 2009 • IBM ThinkPad T22 2647 Notebook

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I assume with "boot menu" you mean the BIOS boot menu (the one you get to if you press F12 during start up, before the Windows screen appears.)

Go to "Enter Setup"
Go to "Config", click "Enter"
Go down to "USB", click "Enter"
Make sure that "USB Bios Support" is enabled.
(Hit "Enter" again and choose between "enabled" and "disabled")
Hit "Esc" twice to go back to the main page.
Go down to "Startup", click "Enter"
Choose "Boot"
Check if "USB CD" is in the list of boot options or excluded form booting.
Hit F10, confirm any changes you made (click "Enter" for 'yes') and reboot.
Tap or hold down F12 again and you should see the boot option menu again.

Note: I am not 100% sure if you can boot from a DVD externally.
I booted from the internal DVD drive fine with a Linux LiveCD. It is possible that the T22 BIOS does not support external booting. Check you version - the latest release from IBM is version 16ET32WW (1.12), release date 06/03/2004. You find that info here.

I would really appreciate if you could come back here and leave a comment, so I (and maybe others?) can learn form this ;-)

Good luck!

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domlaguna Aug 15, 2011

The Thinkpad T22 cannot boot from a USB port. That's a limitation of the machine. The T23 can.
deee Dec 19, 2013

T22 *CAN* boot from USB without BIOS upgrade -- by first allowing BIOS to start minimal Linux system which contains necessary USB drivers from a supprted drive, CD, HDD and then transfer control to USB drive to boot full OS.
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Detailedhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFr...
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Detailed description, here: Detailed description, here:
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Add a Commenthttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromUSB
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Anonymous Oct 02, 2017

The only option (which BTW I've tested & it works) is to use a 3-rd party bootloader with a USB Boot option like PLOOPKexec https://www.plop.at/en/plopkexec/index.h...
It can be installed over the top of all systems on existing HDD. U need to connect internal T22 HDD to another PC, ulpoad bootloader and it will boot every time T22 starts giving You option for USB boot at that time)

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You should enable legacy USB support from BIOS

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