I want to install Fedora 15 from a USB drive, which I prepared with UNetbootin.
The official documentation says:
Insert the memory key into a USB port and restart the computer.
When F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press<F12>.
I plug it into my Dell Optiplex 755, but from the Boot menu, there's no option to boot from the USB drive. So I go into BIOS, and find that in "Boot Sequence", the USB Device option is "not present".
Here's some additional info:
- BIOS version: A08 (02/19/08)
- Core 2 Duo E6550 CPU
- USB Drive formatted as FAT-32 using the Fedora 15 ISO file
3 Answers
Go to the BIOS and look for Onboard Devices » USB Controller. While the default setting here is On, in this case it could be No Boot.
Change it back to On, restart, and you should be able to boot from the USB device.
2In the Optiplex 755 BIOS, you need to not only set the boot order in "Boot Sequence" but you also need to make sure the device you want to boot from has a number to the left of it. If you don't see a number, it's not enabled to boot and you need to hit the space bar with it selected. Then a number will show up and you can use "U" and "D" to go up and down with your boot order (usually moving the one you want to boot to the very top).
In the case of a GX620, "USB Storage Device" is not a boot option.
Further,the meaning of "USB Device" defined therein does NOT include a flash drive.
It includes a "memory key" and devices connected to USB ports.
When all else fails, read your Optiplex manual.
