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my computer is not booting from usb.i've tried using a lot of softwares unetbootin,hp usb format toll etc but none of them seems to work. my bios supports booting from usb (it has USB-ZIP and USB-FDD options in boot menu,and have selected the proper boot order).i've also tried installing puppy linux onto a usb drive but my computer just ignores it.is there any other option that i have to enable or is it bcoz that my pc doesnt support booting from usb.
USB-ZIP and USB-FDD works for usb zip drive and usb floppy disk drive. I don't think they work for usb flash disk. With the usb flash plugged in you should be able to see it under bios as USB-HDD under "hard disk boot priority" submenu.
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