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System restore Help Needed

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by verju

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Hi,
My DVD drive on my Laptop is messed up,
I need to restore my computer using the Restore DVD I got when I bought the Laptop.

Can I use an external USB DVD drive to restore my computer?
My Bios has an option to allow me to Boot by Removable drives, (Under which I have option for Legacy Floppy drive) I did not have an floppy drive on my Laptop.

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by bfilmfan

Most likely the answer is NO as the system will boot from DOS and DOS USB drivers are nearly non-existent.

Take it to a repair shop and have the DVD and the OS repaired.

by jasonbis

Sure you can. Try it. It really depends on how old your laptop is. If it's less than two years old you should be fine. If your laptop boots up OK still then download the latest BIOS just to be sure. When you get the list of bootable devices choose USB device and watch it go.

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