Quote Originally Posted by krishna.murphy View Post
There's no "native" way, AFAIK, to boot off a device that doesn't show as bootable (that's in the BIOS.) Clearly, it's not because of what's on the card - it boots when hooked up "externally." OTOH, there's more than one way to do anything in Linux. Search these forums for some of the earlier threads on booting with the help of "boot managers" and the like.

Cheers!
Krishna
p.s. There may be a BIOS update on the mfgrs website, too.
I haven't tried looking for a BIOS update, but I'm thinking that if Toshiba made the slot unbootable, there's probably a reason, it's not just an oversight. I've had lots of problems with boot managers, and even if they cause no trouble in the system, they are always an easy excuse for Windows techs to refuse support. I've even been told by an authorized Dell service centre that dual booting anything but currently supported Windows OSs (meaning Windows 7 and XP), would automatically void my Dell warranty. And when I contacted Dell telephone support they confirmed it!

I know it's bullshit, but I don't enjoy having to claw my way up to level three support for even the simplest problems, just because I'm dual booting Linux. With a LiveCD or usb boot, I can say the Windows system is clean.