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Changing Boot Order in Bios
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:20 pm
by Darewreck
Hey
Having issues selecting an external hard drive from the bios
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Re: Changing Boot Order in Bios
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:10 pm
by Gabe
Does the external drive have a bootable image on it?
Re: Changing Boot Order in Bios
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:05 pm
by Darewreck
No…
How do I create one
Re: Changing Boot Order in Bios
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:22 am
by Gabe
It depends on what you're trying to boot to.
There are a lot of websites with instructions and videos showing how to set up an external drive with an operating system that you can boot to, like a Linux distro, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.
To boot to a Windows installation on an external hard drive is a bit more tricky, but it can be done. The following website has some good info on it...
https://recoverit.wondershare.com/hardd ... drive.html
Re: Changing Boot Order in Bios
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:56 am
by cackletinkle
to add to @gabe's post, it really depends what you're trying to accomplish... data recovery/boot fix/partition resize, etc..
my go to is
hiren's boot CD, IMHO easier for a novice to work with than a linux distro BUT it hasn't been updated in a while (2021) so you would have to supply any/all drivers (download, extract into a 'drivers' folder and point the device manager there when needed)
they also have a quick
how to on getting the iso onto an USB stick/HDD
