Attempting to power on a USB drive from an older laptop
Attempting to power on a USB drive from an older laptop
hey guys i have been having trouble fixing a friends broken lap. i have got some great advise here before so i am hoping to get some good advice. his lap is a old asus . Its cd rom is broken but somethimes it works for about 5 minutes. so i have created a bootable usb and then learned that his bios old wont boot a usb (pic 1) then i searched the web and found this page that says this software can boot a usb. http://www.instructables.com/id/Boot-fro.../?ALLSTEPS here so i got it and made it into a bootable cd. but it had lots of files (pic 2) i creatd the usb with the file rounded in the picture.(maybe thats my problem) so i went in and put the cd in and plugged the usb and turned on from the cd (pic 3) then i choose usb then it showed that usb port 3 and something something (coudnt read all.) then it goes to this screen (pic 4) then i kept pressing enter then i got this message (pic 5) maybe i installed the linux version. if so can u tell me which to install or maybe my usb isnt bootalble(but i tried it on my pc it dint show when i put boot usb first but it did work when i pressed f10 and told boot from usb) i just want to install windows on it currently there is no os in it. so if anyone knows a way to help me get this problem solved please be kind and tell me. thanks in advance and sorry for the long post
Use the Windows 7 USB/DVD utility to create a bootable USB drive and consider testing another USB device. I also encountered a similar issue with my 2010 laptop—only one USB worked while the other functioned properly. It might be related to the USB itself or your system, so worth a try regardless.
The tool isn't functioning properly. It seems to be compatible only with newer systems. I used three different USB drives, but I didn't specify the exact model. It appears to not run smoothly on Windows XP.
Sorry mate, I’m not sure but I’ll go ahead and guess. Try starting Plop up just like before. For Windows or Linux, use an installer such as Pupptlinux or another lightweight distro—Ubuntu works well. Then use Rufus to create an USB image for Windows or Linux, and here’s another guide you can check: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16822/boo...t-let-you/