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Boot without USB
Hello, I have a problem with my Latitude E4300: there is no longer USB between the boot choices of the F12 bootThe BIOS version is A05 of 12/18/2008 and I would like to update it following the instructions for Linux (https://www.dell.com/support/article/it-it/sln171755/aggiornare-il-bios-di-dell -in-a-room-and-linux-ubuntu? lang = en). I attach. How can I do? The guarantee has expired. Thank you. Massimo
nyc10036
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April 21st, 2020 09:00
@Mpeca
can't see the photos you have posted
Dell moderator will need to unblock them
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April 30th, 2020 11:00
@Mpeca
If the USB that you have created is not bootable, it will not show up in the boot choices.
Which OS are you trying to install?
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April 21st, 2020 10:00
@Mpeca First make sure you're using a USB flash drive rather than a USB external hard drive or SSD. Some systems will only boot via USB from flash drives. If you're already doing that, try a different flash drive. I've seen some systems that simply won't boot from certain flash drives even though they'll work with them as regular data devices just fine.
Mpeca
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April 30th, 2020 10:00
Yes, I use only USB memory stick. The problem is the BIOS list.
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May 1st, 2020 12:00
Ah, Ok. Linux
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May 1st, 2020 12:00
@Mpeca
There should be tutorials on creating a bootable USB for whichever Linux distro you want to install.
Since your BIOS is not UEFI you shouldn't have problems doing that.
I use Linux Mint.
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May 2nd, 2020 15:00
>There should be tutorials on creating a bootable USB for whichever Linux distro you want to install.
Ok.
>Since your BIOS is not UEFI you shouldn't have problems doing that.
Clear
>I use Linux Mint.
I Debian with LXDE or LXqt
Many, many thanks
Bye.