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Question posted by gleMtleot on April 2nd, 2014

Dell Xps 8500 How To Boot From Usb?

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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on April 2nd, 2014 6:33 AM

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Unfortunately,the xps 8500 does not allow the booting from a USB. Only CDROM and Hard Drive.

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