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I.T. question regarding the default boot order in BIOS/UEFI
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:11 am
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:11 am
Why do manufacturers put external USB device higher on the list than SATA?
Don't get me wrong, we've made money on service orders because people plug in drives, then their computer won't boot, so it doesn't make me mad.
But I do wonder, why would that be the default? It makes no sense, and it seems to be a very common default across many mobo/bios/uefi manufacturers.
Don't get me wrong, we've made money on service orders because people plug in drives, then their computer won't boot, so it doesn't make me mad.
But I do wonder, why would that be the default? It makes no sense, and it seems to be a very common default across many mobo/bios/uefi manufacturers.
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Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:11 am to Casty McBoozer
You shot who in the what now?
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:11 am to Casty McBoozer
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:12 am to Casty McBoozer
Peanuts
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:14 am to Casty McBoozer
recovery flash drive or something? it's always confused me too, but I've never had an issue with it
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:16 am to TH03
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recovery flash drive or something?
No, a customer will plug in an external HDD via USB for backup. When the computer reboots, it tries to boot from the USB drive before the internal SATA. Makes no sense to me.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:22 am to Casty McBoozer
I like it that way, so that if I ever need to boot from a flash drive I just plug it in and reboot. No need to fiddle with the BIOS to make it boot from USB. Either that or show a boot menu. But I think if the USB drive isn't bootable it should just try the next device, or at least ask you.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:22 am to Casty McBoozer
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No, a customer will plug in an external HDD via USB for backup. When the computer reboots, it tries to boot from the USB drive before the internal SATA. Makes no sense to me.
For recovery. If the internal drive is corrupt for some reason the external needs to supercede it. Same reason floppy drive always came before hard drives in older computers.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:39 am to TH03
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recovery flash drive or something?
Those are just starting to become the norm. This has been happening since XP at the earliest.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:41 am to Casty McBoozer
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Why do manufacturers put external USB device higher on the list than SATA?
Don't get me wrong, we've made money on service orders because people plug in drives, then their computer won't boot, so it doesn't make me mad.
But I do wonder, why would that be the default? It makes no sense, and it seems to be a very common default across many mobo/bios/uefi manufacturers.
I have no idea. It makes 0 sense. Are that many people now booting from USB?
I have an external HDD so I had to change the boot order too. After reading the thread I guess it makes a little more sense, if someone wants to boot from USB it makes it a little faster.
This post was edited on 2/7/14 at 10:43 am
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:43 am to Casty McBoozer
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But I do wonder, why would that be the default?
guessing because the market is moving away from optical drives
Posted on 2/7/14 at 10:48 am to Hulkklogan
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I have no idea. It makes 0 sense. Are that many people now booting from USB?
Many computers don't even come with DVD drives anymore. A USB with a bootable disc image on it is much easier and faster than a disc anyway.
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