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Why is USB stick not booting to update BIOS? Is this possible?
I want to update the BIOS for a system. I downloaded the latest ISO of the BIOS directly from the system's manufacturer.
I used Linux Mint's USB Image Writer to make a bootable USB stick of the ISO. ...
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ASUS P6T SE will not boot from USB
Just shows insert valid bootable media as if there's nothing. USB is the only boot option in BIOS. I've tried different USBs and the media works on another machine. Even with no other drives attached ...
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Windows 11 installed on a refurbished HP so that I can't suppress Secure boot mode to boot on USB
I recently bought a refurbished HP Z4 G4 with windows 11 already installed. In order to dual boot, I have to change the bios/UEFI Secure Boot to disable (and legacy to enable). I am able to change it ...
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Still unable to install Windows 11 from boot USB flash drive. A media driver is missing
I have a new build (specs below) which is currently running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
motherboard: GIGABYTE B760M AORUS ELITE AX (manual)
GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D
CPU: Intel Core i7-...
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How to prevent USB-connected printer from causing delay in pre-POST startup?
The (intermittently-occurring) symptom: After pressing the power button there's one quick beep as normal, but then there's a long-ish delay (1~2 minutes) before the second beep that indicates the ...
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Toshiba Satellite (A660-11M) won't boot USB flash drive or a DVD for Windows installation
I've bought myself a new SSD for my secondary laptop (Toshiba Satellite A660-11M), due to a corrupted HDD.
After installing the SSD I've tried my bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive I always use but ...
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Create bootable USB flash drives [closed]
I want to create some bootable USB flash drives as per below.
Windows 10 Legacy BIOS (MBR) Bootable MS-DOS 6.22 USB Flash Drive that boots up to a DOS prompt, has access to MS-DOS commands including ...
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How to install full linux to a usb drive like unetbootin
I have recently looked into linux as my mac is currently at 10.12 and I need to run newer apps but currently cannot get a new computer. I have decided to move to linux but I don't want to touch the ...
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How to boot from a USB floppy drive on a UEFI BIOS
I have a RAAYOO USB floppy drive reader and some generic 1.44 MB floppy disks. I am trying to boot FREEDOS Floppy Edition using this reader on a computer with a UEFI BIOS. It shows up under legacy ...
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Windows 11 Blocking Linux Distro Installation HP Pavillian 500
Followed all pertinent steps, for proper install:
Created USB ISO Linuxmint-21.3-mate-64bit (Rufus).
UEFI settings, safe boot disabled, BIOS set up to choose USB.
At restart, hold Shift, choose USB ...
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Is it possible to download a Linux bootable operating system direct to a wiped HDD?
I am in the hospital and have no money so don't need advise me to get a USB drive please.
I purchased a laptop which ended up having BitLocker enabled when I disabled secure boot.
I have a 3.5GB USB ...
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Failed to install Fedora 39 on Acer Aspire 5
I have two notebooks here at home, one of mine (Acer Aspire 5 a515-45-r8w2) and one of my girlfriend (Acer Aspire 3).
I'm trying to install Fedora Workstation 39 on the Acer Aspire 5, by booting an ...
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Is there a way to edit the “syslinux.cfg” file to clear the screen then load the kernel with Unetbootin?
I'm developing an OS and for now I'm using UNetbootin to load it from a USB. I only have one option on the menu (boot) so I don't really need the menu to exist. I can set the menu timeout to nothing ...
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Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard not working on USB in BIOS and bootloader
I have purchased Logitech MX Keys keyboard, it works well both on Linux, Windows and Mac but there is one problem. I have a multiple operating systems installed on my computer and when I boot up my ...
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Can I boot Windows 10 installed on a SATA SSD/HDD from USB3 via SATA to USB adapter?
First of all I'm not trying to clone.
I just have a laptop with a dead internal SATA port. The drive is still alive and I want to boot via a USB3 adapter.
It gets part way through the boot when it ...
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