Satellite Pro A120-144 - can I run Product Recovery from an external DVD/CD

DVD/CD Driver is not working properly. Is it possible to run Toshiba Product Recovery CD from an external DVD/CD player?

I don't think that is possible.
I tried it on my Tecra A8 and it only detects the internal DVD Drive, even if the internal Drive is faulty or missing.

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