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attempting to boot from USB message
Name: MIKEL Date: March 22, 2009 at 07:36:37 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 1.5gb Product: Hewlett-packard / S/n2ua6010gbj Subcategory: General
Comment:
just purchased refurbished computer....it was working fine, but when I shut it down and tried to restart it shows message...attempting to boot from USB
Name: grasshopper Date: March 22, 2009 at 08:29:13 Pacific
Reply:
Go into the BIOS and change the boot order to boot from the HDD or floppy or however you want it to boot. Watch the splash screen at bootup for the option to enter setup.
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Response Number 2
Name: MIKEL Date: March 22, 2009 at 09:46:45 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks....I HAD A FLASH DRIVE IN ONE OF THE PORTS...WHEN I REMOVED IT THE COMPUTER BOOTED CORRECTLY....I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WHEN I HAD FLASH DRIVES PLUGGED INTO MY OTHER COMPUTERS.....THANKS FOR THE INFO ON BIOS...MIKEL
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