If you can set this things then the computer will be able to. You should then be able to boot from the usb flash drive and begin the install of linux on the Vaio laptop Souflex. As I know, there is no bios update available. I attach some pics from the bios menu and the plop boot screen to depict the options. I use linux on usb key for testing and maybe every third or fourth actualy boots from usb key. Windows does not start up upon booting, instead a black screen comes up and a few lines come up saying something along the lines of media not found. Unfortunetely they do not answer my question.
Removable media does not mean usb flash drive. Further, each 6 months a new build is released, and quite commonly some people find certain driver versions have also changed and cause problems. Acronis Disk Director will force it to do it but Acronis is a very unstable and frought with danger so don't try it like I did and get it stuck needing to run down the cmos battery so it would boot from scratch when it wouldn't recognise the usb but look for it to boot from. I have switched usb key and tried searching for a bios update with hope to flash it then try to boot from usb again. I have read several articles on this issue, and wonder if this may be my problem. Hi, An alternative; why force the issue? The first option to look for is Enable detection of usb legacy device, make sure it is set to enabled.
Clean install is better, but upgrading should preserve programs and data, providing it succeeds. Pretty well any other media it will but not off the usb. I cannot restore using the Alt F10 method as the laptop shuts down before completion as well. Copy files from usb drive to that partition. Depending on the laptop you may also have limited bios options.
Providing you have used something like Rufus to create a boot able usb partition on the usb flash drive via a image file. Any help would be much appreciated - I really don't want to take Okay first things first. I was thinking about the updating bios but i'm not sure if this is going to help as it used to work to boot from usb. Providing you have used something like Rufus to create a boot able usb partition on the usb flash drive via a image file. If so , i can't remember the correct prompts, what would they be? You will then need to go to the boot order list of devices, if you have the option to select a usb device as a boot able device then set it to the number 1. I have tried to use Plop Boot Manager to add the option to boot from plop boot device. Save the new changes made in the bios before you exit it.
F 12 If you don't get anything on the monitor thats not a overheating problem, it could have been a overheating problem that has already damaged the machine. It may be that in upgrading to Win 10, you may find some things simply won't be compatible. The problem is that for the recovery the Laptop would have to boot from the flash drive and in order to do so I would have to change the boot order--which was easy in older laptops. In any case find out the key, or combination of keys you need to press to enter the bios setup of the Vaio laptop. I noticed that the laptop does get really hot, even with a cooling unit underneath it. You may need to enter the bios of the laptop. I tried tweaking once in a Dell and later could not boot the laptop.
Is there any special requirement on the boot record? Bad news matey Sony in their infinate wisdom have stuck to the golden oldie no usb boot up bios. . Not knowing exactly what motherboard they put in the Vaio though, it's impossible to tell for sure if updates can be located. Now in the Inspiron and others, you have safe boot, fast boot, legacy boot, etc and choosing what to do is complicated and threatening. Put the two together and you get a slimline external dvd drive that simply pl.
In any case find out the key, or combination of keys you need to press to enter the bios setup of the Vaio laptop. Am i out of luck, or am i missing something? Create a partition and format the unallocated space as fat32. You should then be able to boot from the usb flash drive and begin the install of linux on the Vaio laptop Souflex. Save the new changes made in the bios before you exit it. However, I maintain my reservations as to whether you may find certain hardware not functioning under Win 10 as per my previous post. Hope it helps you anyway, and your welcome.
Hope it helps you anyway, and your welcome. Also if you activate F12 boot menu, then when you press F12 at boot and laptop is able to boot from usb flash pen, then instead of removable drive in the list you will see your usb key manufacturers name. Depending on the laptop you may also have limited bios options. You will then need to go to the boot order list of devices, if you have the option to select a usb device as a boot able device then set it to the number 1. You may need to enter the bios of the laptop. You will then need to go to the boot order list of devices, if you have the option to select a usb device as a boot able device then set it to the number 1.
Since your not getting any picture I would try the laptop with a external monitor, if. Sony's are very tricky laptops with own weirdness, so most likely usb flash booting wasn't implemented. Depending on the laptop you may also have limited bios options. You will need to replace the hard drive or you will run into the same problem. Last time tried I could not boot into the laptop. Hi, I have a usb drive with a bootable linux distro installed. Providing you have used something like Rufus to create a boot able usb partition on the usb flash drive via a image file.
You may need to enter the bios of the laptop. I don't have any option to change the boot setup to legacy etc. The optical also does not function some vista driver issues. I had the idea to clean install win7, as it worked for my current version, and the upgrade it to win10. The first option to look for is Enable detection of usb legacy device, make sure it is set to enabled. Save the new changes made in the bios before you exit it.