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Toshiba Portege M200 and Ubuntu 11.10

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http://ubuntuforums.org – So I recently fixed a Portege M200 up for a friend and cause windows didn't want to install properly I went with Ubuntu 11.10. Some things to know about the M200: No optical drive This comes with a major problem sometimes cause you have to install a OS somehow. No USB Boot Again another major issue some of you understand. Specific optical drives only The system only allows a selection of about 5 USB optical drives to be used in booting an OS. Most these drives are rare and cost ~$30 and when you are low on cash that is an issue. Bootable through floppy When I say bootable throu (Hardware)

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