Lenovo desktop uses UEFI, getting it to boot from USB, how to?
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Lenovo desktop uses UEFI, getting it to boot from USB, how to?
Hi, my Lenovo desktop uses UEFI and I adjusted it to use Bios, but somehow I can't any longer get it to boot from a USB with Mint for example. How is it done?
Undue what you just did in the BIOS and see if it will boot back into the usb flash drive.
Other wise perform a fresh install of Mint.
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If BIOS is set to UEFI you need to install to the EFI partition /boot/efi instead of MBR. If UEFI is ‘disabled’ than installing to MBR is correct.
If you have the motherboard book it will tell you which key to press to get into the BIOS.
If you don't have the mobo book you might be able to find it online as a PDF.
On some desktops it's the Del key to get into the BIOS.
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