A computer technician wants to boot up a computer using a USB flash drive. After inserting the USB drive and powering on the computer, it does not boot to the flash drive and instead boots to the OS…

The correct answer is A. The boot order in the BIOS is incorrect. The BIOS/UEFI boot order determines the sequence in which the system checks devices for a bootable OS. If the hard drive is listed before USB in the boot order, the system will boot from the HDD and never attempt the USB drive. The fix is to enter BIOS/UEFI setup and move the…

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A computer technician wants to boot up a computer using a USB flash drive. After inserting the USB drive and powering on the computer, it does not boot to the flash drive and instead boots to the OS on the hard drive. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Options

AThe boot order in the BIOS is incorrect
BThe hard drive is not formatted
CThere is a disc in the optical drive
DThere is insufficient memory

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
85% (29)
B
9% (3)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The BIOS/UEFI boot order determines the sequence in which the system checks devices for a bootable OS. If the hard drive is listed before USB in the boot order, the system will boot from the HDD and never attempt the USB drive. The fix is to enter BIOS/UEFI setup and move the USB device to the top of the boot order. A missing format on the HDD would prevent HDD booting (not the described behavior), an optical disc would not redirect a USB boot, and insufficient memory would not affect boot device selection.

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#BIOS boot order#USB boot#bootable flash drive#BIOS settings

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