System restore disk via external cd/dvd burner (cardbus2 / usb2)?

[B00kWyrm]

With an older (2001) Toshiba Satellite 1805-s203
bios updated to 2.2
cardbus slots are type 1,2 or 3, (16 or 32bit)

1) Is it possible to create a system restore disk
by using an external burner?

2) Could this chipset and bios handle upgrading the hardware...
(System came with a dvd reader, Teac DV28e-a)

Thanks

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[Tmagic650]

Widows XP, Service Pack 2 or 3 should have all the important drivers, and the programs and utilities can be found free on the Internet. Only personal pictures and documents need to be backed up... So a restore disc is not necessary at all

 

[B00kWyrm]

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Should have stated...
This laptop system is running WIn2k.
It came with ME, but I preferred 2k and stayed with it.
I doubt it could support an XP install...
800 mhz Celeron, and 512meg ram (max!).

I wish to make a system restore disk for a couple of reasons...
First, and foremost - hardware does fail,
making it sometimes necessary to repair,
and a restore disk will have all the drivers currently installed,
and all the patches including the sp4 package
making reinstallation a whole lot easier. and less time consuming
than trying to rebuild from scratch.

So, thanks Tmagic, but you didn't really address the question.

I guess I will just get a USB2 pcmcia card and try.

 

[Tmagic650]

You could try using a USB external writer through a PCMCIA adapter if the computer recognizes it... Is Windows 2000 Pro even supported any longer? Isn't it up to Service Pack 4?

 

[B00kWyrm]

starting a new thread...

USB DVD/RW not recognised correctly win2k