Re: Is Bootability from USB Stick an USB Stick feature or motherboard dependent or both ? Detecting with software tool possible ?

Booting from USB media (any type) completely depends on what the
motherboard supports in terms of boot devices.
Check your motherboard manual, and check the motherboard manufacturer
website for any BIOS updates that may include changes to boot device
support for that particular motherboard.

http://www.bootdisk.com/pendrive.htm

Note that item #2 is generally true; IF the drive you wish to use has
been made bootable (ofcourse) - See the METHODS section.

You'll have to discover what works reliably for you.
I had no success with the HP utility, but Bart's mkbt did work when
copying the bootrecord off of an old DOS bootdisk (Disks formatted with
boot options from within Windows 2000 and up didn't work either.)





joeking@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe deAngelo) wrote in
news:478f4993$0$5962$9b4e6d93@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

If I want to boot from USB Stick:

Is this feature dependent from the USB sticks hardware internals or
from the motherboards hardware features or from both ?

Is there a software tool which can show me if all requirements for
booting from USB stick are given or is this only possible by reading
the USB Stick/motherboard manual(s) ?

Joe





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