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1. arthur.pizza (art@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 12:26:33 JST arthur.pizza

   Okay, so this laptop I'm trying to fix doesn't see my flash drives. It might be too old to USB boot...

   Maybe I need to try a USB 1.1 flash drive...

   • murph :amiga: (murph@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 12:26:32 JST murph :amiga:

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     @art Have you found reliable ones?

   • arthur.pizza (art@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 12:26:33 JST arthur.pizza

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     Trying out these USB-C adapter cables for older Laptops. So far it works as advertised but now I can use a portable power brick.

     This might be the best option for older computers.

   • murph :amiga: (murph@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 12:29:59 JST murph :amiga:

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     @art I may have to try one. Got a name?

   • arthur.pizza (art@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 12:30:00 JST arthur.pizza

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     • murph :amiga:

     @murph This is my first one. So far it seems to work perfectly. All my 60w USB-C devices will power on the laptop.

   • murph :amiga: (murph@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 22:18:07 JST murph :amiga:

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     @art Horrifying.

   • arthur.pizza (art@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 22:18:08 JST arthur.pizza

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     OMG.

     The USB ports are fine. I just had to go into Windows 10 that was installed and "BLESS" the USB drive to boot.

     That's right. It's no longer up to your BIOS but up to Microsoft to handle USB Booting...