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signcrafters

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So, I decided I wanted to try FreeNAS
All I have is an old Dell Optiplex GX240 (p4, 2.8GHz, 512 ram, 80 gig drive) to try it on.
FreeNAS suggests "Burn ISO to 4 gig (min) jump drive instead of using a HD for the OS".
Come to find out, the GX240 cannot boot from USB even if you upgrade the BIOS.
What to do?

I found this
Plop Boot Manager
Burn ISO to CD, boot from CD and (hey, hey!) USB is now a boot options.

Tried FreeNAS, looks real cool. Gonna give it a try.

Hope this helps somebody.
 
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