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This is the one I have. Amazon.com: Asus 8X External Slim DVD+/-RW Drive SDRW-08D2S-U - Retail (Black): Computers & Accessories They say it can work off only one of the USB plugs, but I have never gotten to work unless both are connected.

Come to think of it, my external HDD is in a USB enclosure and has it's own power cord with customary brick. The DVD drive has a double USB cord. One for data, and one for power. I power this device from another computer while the data connector is in the SP3. So maybe a more portable USB hub...

It worked perfectly. I got to boot from the rescue disk. But I also found out something else I need. Since the SP3 has only one USB port, I need a USB splitter of some kind so I can connect the USB HDD I used as the backup destination at the same time. If I can find such a device, and the...

That is great! I will do this first thing tomorrow. TYVM

I have no idea how to go into the BIOS on this machine. There is no literature which came with this computer which says how to operate it. I just had the USB drive connected, and on, with the rescue disk in it.

Thanks. I'm saying I used Acronis ATI 2016 Backup program to burn a rescue disk for a Surface Pro 3 computer. I used a DVD-R in a USB Asus 8X External Slim DVD+/-RW Drive SDRW-08D2S-U. My question is: How can I boot from the bootable DVD rescue disk I made using the Acronis program burned onto a...

How do I boot from a USB DVD rescue disk when there is no problem with the SP3? I just want to make sure the disk was created properly, and that it actually works.