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On 12/17/2011 6:57 AM, g wrote:
On 12/17/2011 08:06 AM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
[...] took three tries and I don't understand why, but I was
able to get an image onto a USB.
-=-
"I don't understand why" what? that i worked? i is supposed to work. ;)
main thing is that you got image saved.
The "why" was that I don't understand what failed the first two times so
I really don't know what I did different the last time ... but as you
said, I got the image and that's what matters
-=-
2 possibilities;
1] your bios will not boot usb.
2] 'boot sector' procedure for usb is different from that of cd/dvd.
solutions;
1] upgrade bios.
2] install correct 'boot sector'.
[...]
there are ways to boot usb when not enabled by bios, google search will
show them.
[...]
this is true and why you need to upgrade bios.
George:
I was hoping that you'd tell me I was doing something wrong as I was
pretty certain the end result would be deal with the bios so I can boot
from USB or alternative from Google (which seems to be pointing me to
Plop). I checked HP's bios updates and didn't see any update which
talked about "adding USB boot support", so I'm going to try the Plop
method -- hopefully I will be able to get the confirm that the USB is
good before I reinstall original OS for hardware repair.
Thanks,
Paul
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