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‎05-21-2023 03:07 PM

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

The HP Pavillion p6710f desktop has a bios that does not recognize usb as a bootable option and does not have a secure boot option, either.  Can you help???

 

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‎05-23-2023 08:10 AM - edited ‎05-23-2023 10:32 AM

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Hi @manborn 

 

Your PC, dating back to 2011, has a Legacy BIOS which may not support those options. I can't recall when HP started installing MBs supporting the USB boot option.

 

UEFI BIOS options (Secure Boot) started around 2012 or 2013.

 

What assistance do you need?

 

Regards

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