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Cannot boot with flash drive inserted

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by chrislewis5050

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I have acquired a USB 'stick phone'. However, my computer will not boot to Windows with the device inserted. I have tried altering BIOS by selecting 'No' for 'Try other devices?' but the problem is still persisting.

I have a K7VM2 mobo with American Megatrends P1.30 BIOS 12/13/2002.

Windows XP

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by gary56789

is your hard drive listed as the first boot option?

by alphatech9

Will it work if you plug it in after you boot into Windows? Will XP (I'm assuming) recognize is as removable media? Is there an install disc with any drivers?

Sometimes on newer PCs when there is something plugged into a USB the boot loaders assumes there is a problem with the OS and will try to boot from the USB device it does not recognize.

I've seen XP refuse to boot with various devices plugged into a USB.

by w2ktechman

I have run into USB devices causing a system not to boot. Everything from a mouse or keyboard, to a USB hub with nothing plugged into it.
Usually the problem (have seen it several times) occurs on the front ports, but not always. Also, after boot they seem to work fine.
You can try flashing the BIOS, changing the USB settings (enabling USB support) or pulling the USB devices before boot. Other than that, the USB ports may need to be replaced (much easier if they are the front ports I might add)

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