boot from cd, point to thumb drive

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

If you boot from a CD/DVD and attach a properly configured USB device, it 
will just be another device.
You just mount the partition and be done with it.
High level, I know, let me know if you need more specifics.
ET 


Jim writes: 

> I've got a computer with a Gigabyte P35-DS4L revision 1 motherboard in 
> it.  The boot options include USB hard drives, but it won't boot from a 
> USB thumb drive.  It will boot from an optical disc.  Can someone tell  
> me how to make a boot CD that would  then point to a USB thumb drive?  I 
> don't want to have to go back to burning dozens of boot discs. 
> 
> I looked online and found many references to Gigabyte boards not booting 
> from USB.  I found many people who had the same problem, and some 
> solutions for revision 2 of this board, but none for revision 1. 
> 
> thanks 
> 
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