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bmcc4321
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_ 		29. January 2010 @ 15:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was given a hard drive in school (western digital). I loaded server 2003 on it and im trying to get it to boot from home, using a usb port, and i am having trouble. can someone please help. Home computers operating system is vista
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dailun
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_ 		29. January 2010 @ 16:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You hardware has to support booting from a USB device.

Have you tried selecting it from the BIOS?
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bmcc4321
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_ 		29. January 2010 @ 18:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i tried selecting it from the bios it just starts to boot and goes in a loop to the welcome screen
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dailun
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_ 		29. January 2010 @ 18:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"I loaded server 2003 . . ."

You loaded it (copied an image of the install CD) or installed it (Installed from the CD with the USB drive as a target device)?

If you installed it with incompatible hardware it will not work.

What are you trying to do?
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ddp
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_ 		29. January 2010 @ 22:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
dailun, you've pegged it already.
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If you installed it with incompatible hardware it will not work.
bmcc4321, that has to be installed thru 1 of those home pc's or you get your problem as described or the BSOD.
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bmcc4321
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_ 		4. February 2010 @ 12:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i tried loading it on the home pc chose the empty partition when it restarted it then chose the pc hard drive. I then had to fix it with the reinstallation cd. Next i removed the cable from the home pc hard drive booted from cd chose the empty partition still wont work grrrrr. Now what can anyone help please? thank you
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