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I have this mini laptop, a Gateway LT41P. For whatever reason, This laptop refuses to boot from usb. I've created several working usb boot sticks, and have used it to install various OS (linux/windows) on my other laptop (without issue). But this laptop..
I've re-arranged the boot order to ensure my USB comes first. Nothing.
F12 Boot menu only displays a single windows hdd, nothing else.
No cd-tray, and no external drive to work with.
I can't for the life of me figure out why this damn thing won't boot from a USB. The option is clearly there, in the BIOS menu. But nothing comes up in the boot manager. Re-arranging the boot order with the USB at the top of the list, it simply skips like there is no usb inserted and boots right to windows.
I have stumbled across a few topics like this one, so others are having the same issue but I can not find any solutions to the issue. I have read that gateway has done this with the newer books on purpose (locked the pre-installed os into the machine), but a quick phone call to customer support confirmed what I thought.
They have done no such thing with this model and there is no reason it should not boot to usb. They advised me against it (with acer recovery partion or whatever) but they told me what I already know. The option is there. For whatever reason, it just wants to be stubborn.
For such a tiny laptop this stupid thing is putting up one hell of a fight.
Specs are below. If anybody here sees something I've missed, Help is always appreciated.
-Thanks in advance.
SPECS:
CPU Type: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU n2805 @1.46GHz
CPU Speed: 1.47GHz
OS: Windows 8
Make: GATEWAY
Model: LT41P
HDD: Toshiba MQ01ABF032
BIOS: V2.07 x32
(BIOS Settings):
Secure boot: DISABLED
Network boot: ENABLED
F12 Boot menu: ENABLED
D2D Recovery: ENABLED
SATA Mode: AHCI
Hey Ice ... Im having the same problem ... where you finally able to get it boot from USB ? – Dan Ortega – 2019-07-15T04:46:30.423