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30th Aug 2007, 08:01
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Has anybody worked out how to get this to work? I plug in a bootable usb ram drive and set the Q35 to boot from removable drives but it never ever sees the drive and just goes to its normal boot screen. I can't even get grub4dos to see the usb drive.
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30th Aug 2007, 08:14
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You do have an operating system on the drive?
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If you don't then you need to format it and put some sort of bootable software on it, like windows or linux. My System: Hybr!d
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30th Aug 2007, 08:31
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Well, yes, I have tried various versions of Linux, but none really worked. I have tried dd ing the image onto the drive and also the HP utility to make a bootable drive, but no luck. If you know of a site with an installation that actually works, I will try it.
Trouble is, this is the 1st PC I have had which might boot from usb, I am experienced at doing this with DVDs and CDs only. |
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30th Aug 2007, 08:37
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30th Aug 2007, 12:15
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Unfortunately the HP utility is the one I tried! I am beginning to think this machine doesn't boot from usb...
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30th Aug 2007, 12:38
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Go into the laptop BIOS and make sure there is options to boot off USB, if there is make sure they are enabled.
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30th Aug 2007, 12:41
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This is where I am confused. Options are
HDD CD/DVD Removable media ???? This PC doesn't have a FDD but has USB and a card reader onboard. |
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#8
30th Aug 2007, 12:47
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USB drive comes under removable media.
Make sure it's set as the first boot device. |
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30th Aug 2007, 12:47
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Try another USB port...?
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30th Aug 2007, 13:37
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Done both!
 Funny thing is, grub4dos doesn't seem to like the USB drive either!
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