usb drive while booting

[Guest n6trf]

If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot. Acts

different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But either one

causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

 

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Re: usb drive while booting

 

Patient (demonstrating): "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!"

Doctor: "Don't do that."

 

Don't do that.

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n6trf wrote:

> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot.

> Acts

> different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But either one

> causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

[Guest philo]

Re: usb drive while booting

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:OgL%23602cIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Patient (demonstrating): "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!"

> Doctor: "Don't do that."

>

> Don't do that.

>

 

 

<snip>

 

Yep...I agree.

Once in a while I see a machine that simply will not boot with certain USB

devices attached...

so we simply don't plug them in until the machine has booted up

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: usb drive while booting

 

"n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> wrote in message

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> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot.

> Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But either

> one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

 

Yes, this happens sometimes.

 

It may be a problem with the port on the motherboard, which isn't very

fixable, or with the BIOS, which may be updatable; but in any case, you just

need to disconnect those drives while rebooting.

 

 

HTH

-pk

 

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[Guest Bjarke Andersen]

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"n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> crashed Echelon writing

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> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not

> boot. Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive.

> But either one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

 

Set your BIOS not to boot from USB (change boot order)

 

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[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> wrote in message

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> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot.

> Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But either

> one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

>

>

This has often been blamed on Windows XP, but in my opinion it is a problem

with some BIOSs (as the issue occurs before Windows even speculates on the

possibility of loading). IMHO it occurs because the BIOS thinks that the

external media is bootable when in fact it isn't and just sits and sulks

that it can't find a Master Boot Record.

[Guest Dave Cohen]

Re: usb drive while booting

 

Bjarke Andersen wrote:

> "n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> crashed Echelon writing

> news:u7OPzt2cIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

>

>> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not

>> boot. Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive.

>> But either one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

>

> Set your BIOS not to boot from USB (change boot order)

>

 

No, my machine doesn't have usb boot capability. My first Sandisk Cruzer

Micro caused problems, later micros (the nice ones that retract) seem

ok. Didn't see a problem with a pny unit.

Dave Cohen

[Guest Dave Cohen]

Re: usb drive while booting

 

M.I.5¾ wrote:

> "n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> wrote in message

> news:u7OPzt2cIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot.

>> Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But either

>> one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

>>

>>

> This has often been blamed on Windows XP, but in my opinion it is a problem

> with some BIOSs (as the issue occurs before Windows even speculates on the

> possibility of loading). IMHO it occurs because the BIOS thinks that the

> external media is bootable when in fact it isn't and just sits and sulks

> that it can't find a Master Boot Record.

>

>

See my post, I do get to winxp, but slow and doesn't work right, forget

the details.

Dave Cohen

[Guest Bjarke Andersen]

Re: usb drive while booting

 

Dave Cohen <user@example.net> crashed Echelon writing

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> No, my machine doesn't have usb boot capability. My first Sandisk Cruzer

> Micro caused problems, later micros (the nice ones that retract) seem

> ok. Didn't see a problem with a pny unit.

 

So you are the OP?

 

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[Guest Bjarke Andersen]

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Dave Cohen <user@example.net> crashed Echelon writing

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> See my post, I do get to winxp, but slow and doesn't work right, forget

> the details.

 

Which post, in this thread you only have 2 posts not explaining anything.

 

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Bjarke Andersen

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"Dave Cohen" <user@example.net> wrote in message

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> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>> "n6trf" <n6trf@arrl.net> wrote in message

>> news:u7OPzt2cIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> If I have a USB drive connected when booting, the system will not boot.

>>> Acts different with a thumb drive & a freeagent Seagate drive. But

>>> either one causes a boot failure. Anyone got any ideas? TIA

>>>

>>>

>> This has often been blamed on Windows XP, but in my opinion it is a

>> problem with some BIOSs (as the issue occurs before Windows even

>> speculates on the possibility of loading). IMHO it occurs because the

>> BIOS thinks that the external media is bootable when in fact it isn't and

>> just sits and sulks that it can't find a Master Boot Record.

>>

>>

> See my post, I do get to winxp, but slow and doesn't work right, forget

> the details.

>

 

That's because you never gave any. Your only other post never mentioned

anything about XP.