Cannot boot USB on ASUS md. U56E laptop
Am trying to create a fresh install of Windows 10 H on an ASUS model U56E. I have W10 on a flash drive and it is mounted in the USB port of the laptop. However, I cannot find any way to force a boot to that drive. W7 is installed currently but I do not know the password to enter the OS. I've searched the web for a solution but the ones I've tried do not work. There is no "Fast Boot" option in the BIOS that I can see nor is there a CSM option. Both are recommended approaches on the web. Your help is appreciated. PS....I've even tried Hiron's DVD to boot to it and that fails to beyond a Windows logo screen.
Change the settings above. Then try both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports. Also, create another USB flash drive. I've seen many times that using different a USB key resolved the problem.
can you enter the BIOS?
with the stick inserted - - if yes, post a couple of pictures showing the settings showing the Boot priority, and boot menu
with the stick inserted - - if yes, post a couple of pictures showing the settings showing the Boot priority, and boot menu
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nobus....were you able to view the images I sent?
your image 372 shows boot option is set to DVD first then sata
right click on it and select your usb stick
right click on it and select your usb stick
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There appears to be a memory issue, I'm running MEMTEST right now. When I looked at the SATA option, (there is no right click option that I can see on anything in the BIOS settings), the only thing I could do was to change from AHCI to IDE. That didn't solve anything though.
try also left click
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I ran MEMTEST for about 4 hours with no issues found. However, when trying to boot even the old W7 version or attempting to do a system restore, I'm getting a memory error. Wouldn't MEMTEST have found it? I can boot from the DVD drive. I tried loading W10 from a DVD and when I do that, I get a kernel error. I'm lost on this one. I may try to remove one of the DIMMS and see if something will load.
>> Wouldn't MEMTEST have found it? << normally, YES.
it could be a flaw in the system restore files also ( maybe caused by a bad disk section) -what disk model do you have? look it up in device manager
try running sfc also http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2895-sfc-command-run-windows-10-a.html
it could be a flaw in the system restore files also ( maybe caused by a bad disk section) -what disk model do you have? look it up in device manager
try running sfc also http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2895-sfc-command-run-windows-10-a.html
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Check the boot settings. The following should be enabled:
Boot to USB devices
Boot USB first
Boot removable media
Boot priority list: USB, CD, none