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    Can't seem to boot from external usb drive - XPS 15 9560

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by boe, Nov 6, 2018.

  1. boe

    boe Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    I have a USB drive - connected type C connector. I can access it fine from my PC. The drive is UEFI - GPT.

    When I press f12 to select the boot disk it only shows the internal nvme drive.

    Boot mode is set to UEFI; secure boot: off.

    If I boot the laptop into Windows - it is able to see the drive and contents.

    In the bios if have system configuration/usb configuration - enable usb boot and enable external usb checked.

    I have the October 2018 Dell BIOS installed and have tried USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 as well.
     
    Last edited: Nov 6, 2018
    boe, Nov 6, 2018
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  2. Clintlgm

    Clintlgm Notebook Consultant

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    I don't believe you can boot an OS from a USB drive has nothing to do with your computer. it's a windows thing
     
    Clintlgm, Dec 9, 2018
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  3. Maleko48

    Maleko48 Notebook Deity

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    Start here by following this guide:

    https://www.dell.com/support/articl...al-device-using-usb-type-c-connection?lang=en

    Report back and we'll go from there.
     
    Maleko48, Dec 10, 2018
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