[PLUG] Laptop issues

Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Thu Dec 16 21:47:53 UTC 2010


On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Russell Senior
<russell at personaltelco.net>wrote:

> >>>>> "Denis" == Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> writes:
>
> Denis> Russell, After I make a bootable USB drive, how do I get the
> Denis> Pavilion to boot from the USB?  The USB is not on the list of
> Denis> boot devices.  Do I need a floppy to start the process?
>
> Hmm.  I may be wrong, but there's an option on the initial bootup
> screen (press Esc?) to get boot options.  There may be a removable
> drive option that would work?  See what choices it gives you.  Maybe
> (long shot) it doesn't include the USB option unless there is a USB
> plugged in?
>
> If this laptop doesn't fly, I may have another one available (it has a
> cracked case in one corner, currently missing a harddisk, but
> otherwise works afaik).
>
> Sorry for all the trouble, btw... it worked that last time I tried to
> use it.
>
> Denis> But the first order of business is to become thumb-enabled.
>
> A 1gig thumbdrive might be sufficient, but 2gigs would be safer.
>
> It includes a removable  option, which I assumed was the floppy, which it
does boot from.  When I get a thumbdrive loaded with a bootable something, I
will try it out.  Maybe hope yet.

Thanks,
-Denis



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