the problem is that i can not boot from my USB stick. But I tried to boot on other machines and it was booting just fine. There is no problem with my operating sistem. There is a problem, as far I can see, from the laptop bios cause it can not boot from my stick. So I seek for a solution...or a clue.
Because is a different machine, D610 than D600 ,and bios revisions aren't the same. I tried hard to solve this problem, but in the end the answer was a bios problem...
Usually: USB Storage Devices means that u can boot from any external device that has an usb cable (as external DVDROM's, floppy disks, HDD, USB sticks...) but in this particular case is not available. I manage to boot on any device as DVDROM, HDD and floppy (external) ,but no bootable USB...
My laptop is Latitude D610 and I also have a 512MB DELL USB Memory Stick, which come with my laptop .
I can only format this USB stick to HDD mode, (because it's over 256MB, ZIP or FDD mode are not available). But I can not boot my laptop with it! I tried it on my desktop, and it works!
I tried to update the fireware of my laptop to A6, but still I can not find USB boot mode like ZIP, HDD or FDD.
So, I guess my Latitude D610 still doesn't support HDD mode USB boot, does it?
In fact......... i feel the same , so i shall think to get me another laptop....NO Dell :) But I hope to get another revision for that bios maybe a A1112321 to solve that :))))))))))
I've got the same problem on a D610 with an external USB 80 gig drive. I've applied external power to the drive - it will not boot unless I place the drive in the internal bay. I started at A05 and upgraded to A06 - same problem.
The symptom I get is it starts to boot - I get the XP load screen - then the screen blanks and BIOS power-on-self-test runs again. I pulled the internal drive out to make sure it was not interfering.
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F12 should allow you to do it as a 'one time setting'.
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I searched the forum and here it says they fixed the problem on D600 BIOS ver A5:
Check it here
But why my D610 BIOS A5, A6 still has this bug?
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I am really disappointed in Dell's tech.
But, thanks a lot, sorinn
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I have the same problem about USB boot.
My laptop is Latitude D610 and I also have a 512MB DELL USB Memory Stick, which come with my laptop .
I can only format this USB stick to HDD mode, (because it's over 256MB, ZIP or FDD mode are not available). But I can not boot my laptop with it! I tried it on my desktop, and it works!
I tried to update the fireware of my laptop to A6, but still I can not find USB boot mode like ZIP, HDD or FDD.
So, I guess my Latitude D610 still doesn't support HDD mode USB boot, does it?
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I've got the same problem on a D610 with an external USB 80 gig drive. I've applied external power to the drive - it will not boot unless I place the drive in the internal bay. I started at A05 and upgraded to A06 - same problem.
The symptom I get is it starts to boot - I get the XP load screen - then the screen blanks and BIOS power-on-self-test runs again. I pulled the internal drive out to make sure it was not interfering.
Anyone have any ideas?
Ron