That did the trick on my NP550P5C and the USB boot option came alive. I gave it a second shot and the second technitian, after listening to my story, asked me to wait for 2 to 3 min.Īnd then the power of the phone call: while waiting and looking around (again) the BIOS option I found this secure boot method option where I could switch from UEFI to CMS (whatever this CMS means).
He directed me to a firmware update and after trying to install and failure (error message: the installed firmware is newer than the downloaded one weird), he gave me a ticket number saying it was a hardware malfunction and I would have to take the laptop for service.Īfter 5 min. I told the first technitian I had no options on the boot priority page. The power of a phone call … After trying everything here and in other blogs I decided to call Samsung support line. anyhow, at least it had the USB option there. and maybe the USB can possibly sometimes be listed there too. In my experience, UEFI BIOS will use these to identify what is UEFI-bootable and place them in the boot list.
But then my USB stick was underįunnily enough, I see under EXIT, an option called “Boot override”. They will have an EFI System partition containing the directory EFIBOOTboot圆4.efi for removable devices like a USB drive or DVD, and for the Windows SSD it would be EFIMicrosoftBootBootmgfw.efi. In the end, I saw that Indeed one had to set advanced. even on a cheap Dell, besides showing far more in the BIOS, often has an option where a function key offers a boot menu.īut I tried all the function keys and the only one is F2 to go into the BIOS. I disabled fast BIOS saved restarted, but no new USB option appears under “boot override” or anywhere – it seemed.Ī normal/decent BIOS e.g. I couldn’t see any option to boot from USB. This is the only option I get when I click Add New Boot Option. Does this mean it is not possible Here is a photo of my BIOS options. I want to wipe the drive and do a clean install but USB is not listed as a boot option in the BIOS. Aptio bios has hardly any options and doesn’t show much. I just purchased an Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A-DH51 with Windows 8.