On Nov 02, 2024, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > From: pe...@easthope.ca > Date: 27 Oct 2024 11:26:12 -0700 > > Rather than spend more time investigating, will put the HDD in the > > target machine and work there. Remove some of the complications. > > Happened to connect a USB hub before dealing with the Void drive. > Noticed the USB socket where the Void drive was connected had a black > plastic contact carrier and another socket had a blue carrier. Blue is > USB 3. Black isn't? So plugged the USB adapter with the Void drive > into the blue socket. Voila; Grub was able to boot the Void system > reliably. Spent the better part of a day investigating when a USB plug > just needed moving. =8~/ > > In case anyone is interested, these topics remain. > > * Why does the ThinkCentre have differing USB sockets?
USB3 is (was) expensive, so it's a cost-reducing thing. People didn't have all that much in the way of USB-3 devices, so why bother making every port USB-3? > > * With the adapter labeled USB 2.0, why is plugging in USB 3 necessary > to boot the external system? USB3-only drive? Error in the BIOS settings to only allow USB3 booting? -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860
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