Z210 Workstation will not boot from USB

[timbck2]

My Z210 Workstation will not boot from a USB thumb drive. I know the drive is properly formatted and bootable, because I've booted another PC from it. I have the following relevant BIOS settings:

• Removeable Media Boot: Enable
• EFI Boot Order:
•   USB Hard Drive
•   USB Floppy/CD
•   ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
•   Other
• Legacy Boot Order:
•   USB Floppy/CD
•   Hard Drive
•   ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
• Lock Legacy Resources: Disable
• All USB Ports are enabled

When I boot up with the USB thumb drive in a USB port (and I've tried all of them), none of the USB choices (either EFI or Legacy) show up in the boot menu; however if I enter BIOS setup the device is there, so it is being detected. Any ideas?

[erico]

Is this at work?

It may be disabled in group policies if it is on a network.

[timbck2]

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@erico wrote:

Is this at work?

It may be disabled in group policies if it is on a network.

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It is at work, but how can Windows group policies apply when Windows isn't running (i.e. when I'm cold booting the workstation)? In addition, I have full admin rights on the workstation. I can install anything, the BIOS setup isn't locked down, etc.

[erico]

Check to see if there is a secure boot option in BIOS. Disable it.

[timbck2]

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@erico wrote:
Check to see if there is a secure boot option in BIOS. Disable it.

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The only options even remotely resembling that are:

• Removeable Media Boot: Enabled
• Activate Embedded Security on Next Boot: Disabled
• OS Management of Embedded Security Device: Disabled

[erico]

Are you trying to boot an OS like Ubuntu?

Have you tried a different usb flash disk?

Some PCs are just not compatible with some usb media.

I have experienced the same issue with my Nook HD+. In order to be able to boot android CM10 in  a dual boot configuration with the Nook OS, amongst my collection of microSDHC cards, only a Samsung 8GB card will work. I tried with 16Gb and 32 GB class 6  and 10 cards of varying manufacturers, but so far it has been futile. 

[timbck2]

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@erico wrote:

Are you trying to boot an OS like Ubuntu?

Have you tried a different usb flash disk?

Some PCs are just not compatible with some usb media.

I have experienced the same issue with my Nook HD+. In order to be able to boot android CM10 in  a dual boot configuration with the Nook OS, amongst my collection of microSDHC cards, only a Samsung 8GB card will work. I tried with 16Gb and 32 GB class 6  and 10 cards of varying manufacturers, but so far it has been futile. 

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I've tried multiple thumb drives of multiple sizes and various speeds, with no success. I can't believe nobody else has encountered this problem.

[erico]

You seem to want answers, but don't seem to be willing to answer pertinent questions.

The support forum works well if information flows two ways.

[timbck2]

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@erico wrote:
You seem to want answers, but don't seem to be willing to answer pertinent questions.

The support forum works well if information flows two ways.

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Excuse me? I have answered every question you have asked. In response, you gave me some completely unrelated information about booting a Nook tablet, which has nothing to do with an HP workstation.

[natevancouver]

You’re not the only one. Same problem here. I’ve also tried different sizes and brands of USB sticks. I suppose it’s possible that all of them just happen to be ones that won’t boot with this system, but I don’t have problems booting other systems with the same sticks.