Installing BIOS A10 doesn't help.

Is this a known limitation? I can't seem to find it documented.

Thank you.

A very belated "welcome" to the forums Falken :emotion-21:

Check the BIOS, to see if there's an option to enable USB device boot support?

Thanks for the welcome.

I have enabled the option to boot from the USB drive in the BIOS, then using a USB thumb drive boot the system using every single USB port. Nothing. When the system is booting and I press F12 for boot options, the USB device option is not listed.

I was using BIOS vA09 and recently upgraded to vA10.

I know the USB thumb drive works because I can boot into it using other systems, but so far no luck on the XPS m1730.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

Hi Falken, I have been trying to do the same thing. My DELL Inspiron 8600 has no problem booting from a USB drive but, having tried both BIOS versions A09 and A10 cannot get this M1730 to do the same.

Is there a DELL representative that can weigh in on this please? I've basically done everything the OP has to no avail. Thank you.

Thnaks for the replies.

Could anyone please point to an email address where this can get escalated?

Hopefully it can get resolved in a future BIOS release.

Thank you.

Hi Falken, 

I came across your post as I was researching the same problem you were experiencing. I am wondering if you were able to resolve it as I am unable to boot from usb on my Dell XPS M1730. I appreciate any help. 

Thanks, 

Me too, I'd like to know if there's a way to boot from external usb cd/dvd drive...

Dear all, 

Hope all you guys are doing well. I have problem with my Dell Inspiron 15 Review (7000 Series) on Windows 8.1

and now I want to re install the windows on it from USB.

How can I make change to boot option in BIOS setting. As well as this new generation machines doesn't look like the other dell version.

Could you please help me.

Thanks in advanced

All the best

Soeunpjsp

This is a very old thread, but for future reference by those with older hardware, I had this same issue on my Dell XPS M1710 (now eight years old).

The only way to enable the ability to boot from USB is to both enable USB storage device in the Boot Sequence and also to set the Integrated USB hub to Compatible instead of High Speed.  Otherwise it will not show in the F12 options, as described by the OP.