Unsupported Usb Flash Media Device - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Service & Reference Manual

8. At the A:\ prompt, enter SYS x: where x represents the drive letter noted above.
CAUTION:
After the system files have been transferred, SYS will return to the A:\ prompt. Go to step 13.
9. Copy any files you want to keep from your USB flash media device to a temporary directory on
another drive (for example, the system's internal hard drive).
10. At the A:\ prompt, enter FORMAT /S X: where X represents the drive letter noted before.
CAUTION:
FORMAT will display one or more messages and ask you each time whether you want to proceed.
Enter Y each time. FORMAT will format the USB flash media device, add the system files, and ask
for a Volume Label.
11. Press Enter
12. Copy any files you saved in step 9 back to your USB flash media device.
13. Remove the diskette and reboot the computer. The computer will boot to the USB flash media
device as drive C.
NOTE:
Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
If you have used a DOS version from Windows 9x, you may see a brief Windows logo screen. If
you do not want this screen, add a zero-length file named LOGO.SYS to the root directory of the
USB flash media device.
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Unsupported USB Flash Media Device

To create a bootable USB flash media device, you must have:
●
a USB flash media device
● a bootable DOS diskette with the FDISK and SYS programs (If SYS is not available, FORMAT may
be used, but all existing files on the USB flash media device will be lost.)
●
a PC that is bootable from a USB flash media device
CAUTION:
order in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility lists the USB device before the hard drive, the computer can
be booted from a USB flash media device. Otherwise, a bootable diskette must be used.
1. If there are any PCI cards in the system that have SCSI, ATA RAID or SATA drives attached, turn
off the computer and unplug the power cord.
CAUTION:
2. Open the computer and remove the PCI cards.
3. Insert the USB flash media device into one of the computer's USB ports and remove all other USB
storage devices except USB diskette drives. Close the computer cover.
4. Plug in the power cord and turn on the computer.
Be sure that you have entered the correct drive letter for the USB flash media device.
Be sure that you have entered the correct drive letter for the USB flash media device.
for no label or enter one if desired.
The default boot order varies from computer to computer, and it can be changed in the
Some older PCs may not be bootable from a USB flash media device. If the default boot
The power cord MUST be unplugged.
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