Are these flash drives bootable? Will the firmware installed allow it to be recognized during bootup?
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Daniel M. The 4GB USB flash drive is large enough for a bootable drive. This flash drive is fine for what you want to accomplish, and the price is good. However, when I ordered this product 1 out of 10 was not a 4GB device it was a 1GB device, I can only assume it was in the wrong bin or human error. Other than that they worked just like any other USB Flash drive. You will want to make sure that your BIOS are set to boot from the USB "First". Depending on which Operating System you plan on using the process for creating a bootable device will be a little bit different. You may see this link http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-USB-Bootable or Google "how to make a bootable usb flash drive". I hope this will help. James Springer
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I'm sorry but i bought these as a gift and not sure about them being a bootable disk.
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I dont see any files when I boot it.... its pretty good ...only does junk files if u format it but then thats easy to clear up.... I love the flashdrive alot
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Yes, all of the USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports work. You can boot from either of them.
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The latest firmware was pre-installed, although my drive was having problems reading data...
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You shouldn't have to. Try a different port. And also wait up to 60 seconds for the drive to be recognized.
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Yes, you need download additional soft from HighPoint.Also you can make it bootable - for that you need firmware update.
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Go to Silicon Powe website and download software for your Firma. You can diagnostic your flash drive.
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Here is what someone on newegg.com said about the drivers:"Other Thoughts: If your accustom to reinstalling windows, booting from a flash thumb drive is a bit more tricky then a CD. There's plenty of advice and step-by-steps out there. Acer made a hidden driver folder under the C:\ if you unhide all your folder view options and want to reinstall windows I recommend you backup that "Acer" driver directory, it contains the Sata hdd drivers which are really hard to find on the web since this is a new machine."
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I don't use mine this way. Ready Boost is supposed to work with flash drives, right? Try it!
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HI .... I only had this unit for a short time, and then returned it! I don't believe it had a "Flash Drive" - Capability. ............. Regards, JCN.
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I did not use the two drives as a bootable drive but as an external drive in a NexStar external drive holder.Pnce they were formatted they acted exactly like a regular drive which is why I bought a second one.
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Yes, pressing F12 and choosing USB BOOT. I recommend OS 8.1 64Bits if you have more than 2GB (DDR 3 memories).
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They are compatible with Synology. I believe you might need to be running v5 of their os for full compatibility. I am using them with my DS214+
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I have not tried updating the firmware recently and can't remember if I had after purchasing the drive and installing it.
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Just checked one of mine (using a great tool called "Crystal Disk Info". Great Tool, just choose "Custom install" {not express} and opt out of anything else, it's just bogus ads)So the speed says 5400RPM and it says 8Meg of flash (RAM). The actual internal hard drive is: wd10jmvw-11ajgs1 Look it up for more specs on the drive inside. Enjoy!
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Yes they are v3.0, but v3.0 drivers must be installed before they will function.
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Hi Monica - the drives may work with no issues, but we are still in the formal testing process for these drives; as such, they are not yet on the compatibility list and not officially supported. http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20641/~/hardware-compatibility-list-hard-disks