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Simon Avery wrote: > Julian Hall wrote: > >>> I found out in the end, that if I have the "wrong" usb kit plugged in, >>> it wouldn't boot. Not USB2 v USB1 - just gear it "didn't like". If I >>> unplugged it, up it would boot, if it was in, black screen. > >> I forgot that! I've had the same experience. If I have a digital voice >> recorder in its' USB cradle at home it won't boot, and if my USB pen is >> in the USB hub on the keyboard in university, same thing. Thank you >> Useless Serial Bus! > > I always assumed that behavior was because the bios was set to boot from > "Other devices" and was halting because it found a file system on a usb > device? > > Total guess though! > My DELL laptops (Circa 2006)will not start if any USB device is plugged in at boot time ,as the internal CD/DVD is wired as a USB device and only that "USD device" can 'boot'. No choice in DELL BIOS to alter this. Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html