Shut down with usb connected

[Michael Miles]

On 03/21/2010 05:03 PM, Andres Felipe Acosta Gil wrote:
> I'll be more specific: my computer is a TOSHIBA Satellite U505, when i 
> turn it on,  there are two options F2: Setup and F12:enter boot menu. 
> If i press F2, i go to "Aptio Setup utility", here i can change the 
> boot order, there are three options:
> Boot option number one: TOSHIBA MK5055GSX
> Boot option number one: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GU10F
> Boot option number one: Realtek boot agent.
> I have changed the order to all the possible combinations and i still 
> have the same results.
>
> 2010/3/21 Steven P. Ulrick <lists-fedora at afolkey2.net 
> <mailto:lists-fedora at afolkey2.net>>
>
>     > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Andres Felipe Acosta Gil
>     > <pipeacosta at gmail.com <mailto:pipeacosta at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > > Hey all, i shut down my computer with a usb memory connectad,
>     then i
>     > > disconnected it when the computer was turned down, when i
>     turned on the
>     > > computer, a black screen appears and a prompt (i cant type
>     anithing),
>     and
>     > > fedora or windows doesn't boot. What should i do??
>     >
>     > Go into your PC's BIOS right when it boots.  That's usually done by
>     > holding the Delete key during boot, but your PC might use a
>     different
>     > key.
>     >
>     > Your BIOS should have a "Boot" section.  Look over the items in the
>     > boot order listing, then make any changes to ensure that both the
>     > listed devices and their boot order is completely correct.
>     >
>     > On my own box, my Supermicro X7DWA-N motherboard mangles the boot
>     > order every time I change the connectivity of any storage devices.
>     > The result is almost always that I cannot boot until I myself do
>     what
>     > I just told you to do.
>     >
>     > And yes, that is a glaring firmware bug, and really inexcusable
>     for a
>     > high-end server motherboard, but there it is.
>
>     Hello Don,
>     I almost did not read this thread, since the subject said "Shut
>     down" and
>     not "Boot Up"...  But I'm glad I did not pass this by!  As soon as I
>     reboot, I'm going to try this on my SuperMicro 5046AXB.  If I
>     leave my MP3
>     player plugged in when I re-boot, my system will not start...
>
>     So, off to my BIOS...
>
>     Steven P. Ulrick
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> Andres Acosta



You could disable the usb boot option in bios to not deal with this again.
It can always be enabled

Boot cdrom ,HD only




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