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Question posted by phetputhorn on October 6th, 2014

Bios A07 And Bootable Usb

Is it possible for my DELL optiplex GX1 with a A07 BIOS to boot from a USB thumbdrive?

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on October 7th, 2014 7:20 AM
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No sorry. It's not possible to boot from a USB drive on this PC. It's just way too old.

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