Re: making an accessible boot disk
On 5/31/19, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> wrote:
> I just realized this problem is going to be more complex and I know a
> way to solve it without necessity for an accessible flash drive.
> My friend will need to open up his computer and move the hard drive
> outside the computer case once unscrewed. Then he'll need to pull the
> power cord out from the hard drive and start an accessible linux DVD up
> on his computer and once that DVD is booting up put the power back into
> his hard drive.
Hi, Jude.. If you all haven't tried it already, there's.. frequently a
BIOS setting that allows the User to change the boot order as needed.
I said it that way in case this is one case it's not there, grin.
The boot options offered via BIOS vary based on each computer's
capabilities. As an example, I have an old HP that doesn't offer a USB
based boot option. USB ports are available, but that laptop apparently
is not able to boot from that option for whatever reason.
The caveat to changing the BIOS boot order is remembering to remove an
external boot material if one decides to switch to boot using an
option further down the list BIOS offers. Been there, done that in the
"whoops, forgot to remove AGAIN" category a number of times. *grin*
Cindy :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
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