From: Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux Mint On External SSD - Without Touching Windows Or Mac!
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Date: Wed,  6 May 2026 09:27:42 +0200 (CEST)
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In article <a064eb67cf54ff5d1159543c8e730c6e@dizum.com>
Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
>
> On 05 May 2026, german newsgroups <usualsuspectrider@gmail.com> posted
> some news:10tckjj$3g7ri$1@news.usenet.ovh:
>
> > Le 05/05/2026 à 13:07, Nomen Nescio a écrit :
> >> Posted from a Lenovo M58p Q9550 16GB with eSATA port, Windows 10,
> >> RHEL 7, Solaris 10 (x86/Intel), Linux Mint, ESXi, or whatever else I
> >> want to stick in the enclosure.
> >
> > it's a dream !
> >
> > i hope a day, we 'll have a nvme enclosure.
> >
> >:)
> >
> > so, may be you could say us what is your load manager ?
>
> I don't use one.
>
> The M58p doesn't have a UEFI BIOS, so F12, select the eSATA device.
>
> If you want a more modern experience, use a Lenovo M700.  It has both
> Legacy and UEFI with eSATA support.  Again, F12, select boot device.
> The M700 is configured for UEFI boot and runs any EUFI OS, currently
> W11, Linux, ESXi, etc.

Zzzz.