Difference between revisions of "Supported Boot Devices"

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FDD = Internal/UltraBay Diskette ("Floppy") drive (also called "Legacy FDD")
CD = Internal/UltraBay CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive
Network = any type of network boot support (such as PXE)
PCMCIA = any memory device connected via the PCMCIA/PC Card/CardBus port
USB HD = any hard drive/flash drive/pen drive connected via the USB port
USB FDD = Diskette ("Floppy") drive connected via the USB port
USB CD = CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive connected via the USB port
FireWire = any memory device connected via the FireWire (i.Link/IEEE 1394) port

The fields should be filled with one of the following:

? = unknown / untested
yes = supported (may be selected from the BIOS)
no = not supported (BIOS incapable of booting to this type of device)
part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only). Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.
v#.## = only with BIOS versions ≥ #.##
N/A = not applicable

Numbered Series
Model	FDD	CD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
570	?	yes	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
570E	?	yes	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
600	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
600E	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
600X	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
755CD	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
755CDV	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
755CV	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
755CX	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
770	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
770E	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
770X	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
770Z	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
A Series
Model	FDD	CD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
A20m	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A20p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A21e	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A21m	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A21p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A22e	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A22m	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A22p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A30	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A30p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A31	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
A31p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
G Series
Model	FDD	CD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
G40	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
G41	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
R Series
Model	FDD	CD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
R30	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
R31	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
R32	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
R40	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
R40e	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
R50e	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
R50p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
R51	?	yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
R52	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
T Series
Model	FDD	CD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
TransNote	no	no	yes	no	?	?	yes	N/A
T20	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
T21	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	N/A
T22	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
T23	yes	yes	?	?	?	yes	yes	N/A
T30	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	?	no
T40	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
T40p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
T41	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
T41p	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	?	no
T42	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
T42p	?	yes	?	?	yes	?	?	no
T43	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
T43p	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
X Series
Model	FDD	ICD	Network	PCMCIA	USB HD	USB FDD	USB CD	FireWire HD
X20	yes²	yes²	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
X21	yes²	yes²	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
X22	yes²	yes²	yes	?	?	yes	?	N/A
X23	yes²	yes²	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
X24	yes²	yes²	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
X30	?	yes	?	?	part¹	?	?	?
X31	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
X32	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
X40	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
X41	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no
X41 Tablet	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	no

FOOTNOTES [Δ]

Choosing USB Boot and booting with a USB flash drive plugged in makes boot procedure extremely long (1m30 just to pass the IBM splash screen). However, it ends up booting the OS in the USB drive (assuming one is indeed present).
Internal CD/FD means the ones in the UltraBase for X series models.

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 The following tables headings shell designate the following meanings...
-* Internal FD = Internal/UltraBay Diskette ("Floppy") drive (also called "Legacy FDD")
+* FDD = Internal/UltraBay Diskette ("Floppy") drive (also called "Legacy FDD")
-* Internal CD = Internal/UltraBay CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive
+* CD = Internal/UltraBay CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive
 * Network = any type of network boot support (such as PXE)
-* Cardbus = any memory device connected via the PCMCIA/CardBus port
+* PCMCIA = any memory device connected via the PCMCIA/PC Card/CardBus port
 * USB HD = any hard drive/flash drive/pen drive connected via the USB port
 * USB FDD = Diskette ("Floppy") drive connected via the USB port
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 * part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only).  Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.
 * v#.## = only with BIOS versions &ge; #.##
+* N/A = not applicable
 |}
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 ! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes <!-- seen on IBM BIOS simulator, not tested -->
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes <!-- seen on IBM BIOS simulator, not tested -->
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 |-
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal FD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Internal CD
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | ICD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
-! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CardBus
+! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
 ! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
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 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
+| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |