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    Acer aspire 5100 not booting from USB memory

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Ryssen12, Aug 22, 2010.

  1. Ryssen12

    Ryssen12 Notebook Consultant

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    I have copied a Windows 7 instalation DVD to a USB memory and trying to boot from it,I can see the memorys name in the boot menu but when I try to boot all I get is a black screen nothing more..
     
    Ryssen12, Aug 22, 2010
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  2. Jisatsu

    Jisatsu Notebook Enthusiast

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    That laptop is too old, the newer laptops can boot off of USB. You need to use optical media.
     
    Jisatsu, Aug 22, 2010
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    Hmm to bad...I thought it should work as the USB option was in the bootmenu. :(
     
    Ryssen12, Aug 23, 2010
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    Jisatsu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Jisatsu, Aug 23, 2010
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    What does that mean too old? - my acer 5100 boots fine off a USB device (flash or external drive).

    You just need to enable boot menu in bios and access it via F12.
     
    hkeyzer, Nov 22, 2010
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    xps400mediacenter Notebook Consultant

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    Same here, my 5100 boots off USB just fine. Why aren't you booting of the cd drive?
     
    xps400mediacenter, Nov 22, 2010
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    Then he didn`t properly copy the DVD content from DVD media to USB...
    Try googling for a guide how to do a proper copying...
     
    Arminator, Nov 23, 2010
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