Hi there - I have an old MSI mobo here which I am using as a freenas server (love it - had some challenges, but system is slick!). I am currently using an older version of freenas (v.7) which boots and runs off of a CD - ie. "Live CD version"
The mobo is an MSI KT3 Ultra-Series board, model: MS-6380E v.1
I want to boot freenas from a USB drive, but the old mobo won't do it unless it has a file system it recognizes - ie. FAT, FAT32, or NTFS.
I have installed freenas to the USB drive, set the boot sequence in the BIOS to boot from the usb, but what happens is that the systems freezes upon boot when it is recognizing devices attached to the system. If I put a fat (or fat32) formatted usb in the comp, it boots with no problem.
I read somewhere that other users had the same problem, but fixed it by updating their BIOS, and selecting "CD Drive Emulation" under the USB options in the BIOS. Since I have no such option in my BIOS (even after updating to the latest version - dated 2003 ... lol), I cannot get it to work.
Am I SOL due to the age of this mobo?
The mobo is an MSI KT3 Ultra-Series board, model: MS-6380E v.1
I want to boot freenas from a USB drive, but the old mobo won't do it unless it has a file system it recognizes - ie. FAT, FAT32, or NTFS.
I have installed freenas to the USB drive, set the boot sequence in the BIOS to boot from the usb, but what happens is that the systems freezes upon boot when it is recognizing devices attached to the system. If I put a fat (or fat32) formatted usb in the comp, it boots with no problem.
I read somewhere that other users had the same problem, but fixed it by updating their BIOS, and selecting "CD Drive Emulation" under the USB options in the BIOS. Since I have no such option in my BIOS (even after updating to the latest version - dated 2003 ... lol), I cannot get it to work.
Am I SOL due to the age of this mobo?