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Ross Detwiler asked in Computers & InternetHardwareAdd-ons · 8 years ago

Is a USB device bootable?

I have an error on my computer where I can't boot a device. So I can't start up my computer. If I put an OS on a USB , will I be able to boot it ?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    yes it is but you have to set your bios up so it's the first boot device.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Yes, if your computer BIOS supports booting from the USB. Most modern computers do. You can also resort to a Live CD if you have a cd/dvd drive. You can use Linux OS such as Ubuntu or you can even try Hiren's Boot CD tools which I find amazing to work with. you can also put these CD images of Ubuntu and Hiren's Boot CD onto your usb flash drive assuming you have enough space.

    http://www.hirensbootcd.org/

    Source(s): Previous computer knowledge http://www.hirensbootcd.org/
  • sebastian869
    8 years ago

    It depends on your BIOS, if it lets you boot from the flash card then yes. On mine i'm pretty sure it does not

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