Can't boot with USB

Sector11 · 2017-05-04 17:32:41

OH! Never though of that ... will look into it THANK YOU!

Have Bunsen on DVD - and that boots

PackRat · 2017-05-04 22:24:18

'll have to "EDIT" the BIOS every time, to get the Bootable USB above the HDD

Maybe it's in a post above and I missed it, but do you have a key you can press that you will bring up the boot device/order menu (it's F9 and F11 on my systems). Usually there is a quick reference to it when you power on the computer - something like "press DEL to enter BIOS setup, F9 to change boot order". press the key, then select your USB from the list.

Kind of extreme that you have to actually go into the BIOS to do this.

Last edited by PackRat (2017-05-04 22:24:50)

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 00:02:15

^ Yea a few posts up there was a mention I've tried them, and now F9 - nothing works and I don't see anything when booting.

unklar · 2017-05-05 08:05:38

^^ On my desktop I have to press F8 after switching on AND hold until this menu appears.

I am not clear why with you with the above mentioned keys (F8, F9, F11, etc.) should not work.

Also, this should be in the manual ...

Edit: and the BIOS menu (Advanced Setup) is that it?

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PackRat · 2017-05-05 13:11:44

@S11 - F9 is the key I need to use, it's not a standard. You have apparently tried yours.

PackRat · 2017-05-05 13:26:07

Sector11 wrote:

> Hard Disk Drives [Press Enter]
- - 1st Drive: WDC WD500AAKX-22ER
- - 2nd Drive: SanDisk Cruzer Blade

This part doesn't seem right to me.

That's how mine looks when a thumb drive is attached. But I don't have to go into the BIOS to select it. I basically do what unklar does:

1. turn on computer
2. get message to press F9 for boot order, or DEL to enter BIOS # this is a brief message at bottom of screen, your keys will most likely be different.
3. press F9 as soon as message appears to bring up boot menu # have to be quick and do this when message first appears, or computer boots from HDD
4. select the thumb drive from the list and boot the live session

Yours should be a similar process.

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 16:24:21

Going to try again today, I still have 2 partitions I can use.

Yesterday I installed Bunsen from a live DVD - I still have some DVD-R|W's to play with but they are getting harder to find, everything is DVD-R today.

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 16:29:29

@unklar & PackRat

Will take a video of booting up today.

PackRat wrote:

Sector11 wrote:
This part doesn't seem right to me.
That's how mine looks when a thumb drive is attached. But I don't have to go into the BIOS to select it.

Well, then, I don't feel bad about it anymore.

I basically do what unklar does:
Yours should be a similar process.

Will add unklars "and continue to hold it" IF I see instructions on the bottom of the screen.

Later today...

unklar · 2017-05-05 18:31:17

^^ in the age you should make it as easy as possible... ]:D ]:D

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