Hi,
I'm trying to boot from a USB flash drive since I have no FDD. I'm wondering which setting in BIOS allows me to do that. I'm assuming it's boot priority, but I only see USB-FDD, USB-ZIP and USB-CDROM, no USB-flashdrive or anything like that.
Thanks!
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12-08-2005, 01:17 PM #1
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Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
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12-08-2005, 01:47 PM #2
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
Check this link, http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=405658 , it is for the VnF4 and has about everything we know about the issue. I haven't tried the non-HP method yet, but you are motivated.
What bios are you using? The latest may have additions. See bios sticky
Let us know what you find out. This is getting more important all the time.
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12-08-2005, 03:25 PM #3
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
I'm using the 7-29 BIOS, and I would like to avoid flashing the BIOS if possible since it works, and I don't have a lot of luck with the BIOS so far.
Edit: I just tried all 3, 1 for each priority, and it didn't work. The USB flash drive is detected before the PCI listing while booting up, but after that it seems to be looking for a network boot drive, and then upon failing, complains that there's no system disk.Last edited by galapogos; 12-08-2005 at 03:58 PM.
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12-09-2005, 06:41 PM #4
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
OK, I got it to work. Turns out the boot priority needs to be set at HDD for #1, and then within the HDD boot priority, my flash drive shows up as a USB-HDD that I can select as the first priority. Tried it, and it works with the HP method.
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12-09-2005, 06:56 PM #5
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
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12-09-2005, 07:45 PM #6
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
Cool, I'll have to try it!!!!!!
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12-09-2005, 08:24 PM #7
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Re: Booting from a USB flash drive on VNF3-250
damn i was gonna say that lol, you figuared it out as i sat at the church :P
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