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04-05-2013 04:14 PM
I have a HP ProBook 6570b with W7.
I recently d/l Macrium Reflect to do backups. Apparently, I can create a Rescue Media. I would like to create one with a flashdrive. When I do that, I would like to just test it.
Is there a way to boot from a flashdrive? If I have to change the boot ORDER, how do I do it? I tried hitting the escape key on boot-up, but I am confused as to where to find the boot order and how to adjust it. Also, if I could avoid doing that and just boot one time to test the flash drive, that would also be great.
04-05-2013 05:47 PM
Hi:
When you tap the ESC key at the beginning of the HP welcome screen, you should get a menu option.
There should be an F9 boot menu option where you can hit the F9 key and then select the USB boot option.
If your notebook came with W8, you will need to go into the BIOS and enable legacy mode.
04-05-2013 06:58 PM
Paul:
I tried that, But my choices are:
Notebook Upgrade Bay
Notebook Hard Drive
Notebook Ethernet
Those are my only choices.
I can also get into a different menu and select System Configuration and Scroll down to Legacy Boot Order.
But my choices are:
The three listed above and:
USB Floppy
USB CD ROM
USB Hard Drive
SD Card
Dock Upgrade Bay
eSata Drive
Would USB Hard Drive count as a flash drive?
I would prefer not to change the order and just boot once. Ideas?
Mel
06-27-2013 11:08 AM
After many different combinations, I tried ESC > F10 > right arrow to System Configuration and selected Boot Options. Then I down arrowed to the bottom where it showed "Legacy Boot Order". I put the "SD Card" in front of the "Notebook Hard Drive " by selecting the "SD Card" and using the "+/-" keys to move it. Then, I was successful in booting from my micro SD card in a SD adapter plugged into the front of the laptop.
12-02-2017 07:32 AM
@jgermann wrote:After many different combinations, I tried ESC > F10 > right arrow to System Configuration and selected Boot Options. Then I down arrowed to the bottom where it showed "Legacy Boot Order". I put the "SD Card" in front of the "Notebook Hard Drive " by selecting the "SD Card" and using the "+/-" keys to move it. Then, I was successful in booting from my micro SD card in a SD adapter plugged into the front of the laptop.
Legendary lateral thinking mate! You saved my bacon. Thank you! 🙂
