If the drive does not show up in the boot menu (F12 at powerup), the system does not see it as bootable.
Because this is a UEFI-only system (it has no legacy (CSM) mode), your boot flash drive must be UEFI-bootable. The older Precision system dates from a time where legacy boot was an option.
You'll need to check with the publisher of your linux distribution about UEFI compatibility -- though many current Linux releases are UEFI-bootable, others are not, at least as pre-built images -- you must prepare a bootable medium that's UEFI-compliant.
ejn63
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July 10th, 2022 14:00
If the drive does not show up in the boot menu (F12 at powerup), the system does not see it as bootable.
Because this is a UEFI-only system (it has no legacy (CSM) mode), your boot flash drive must be UEFI-bootable. The older Precision system dates from a time where legacy boot was an option.
You'll need to check with the publisher of your linux distribution about UEFI compatibility -- though many current Linux releases are UEFI-bootable, others are not, at least as pre-built images -- you must prepare a bootable medium that's UEFI-compliant.
Brad L (retired)
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August 4th, 2023 22:00
Helpful video:
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