ATI2021 Flash rescue media boot problem
My UEFI boot order:
Windows Boot Manager
USB Floppy/CD
USB Hard Drive
ATAPI CD/DVD Drive
Legacy Boot Sources : Disabled
I'm trying to create an ATI 2021 bootable USB Flash media that works
on my HP desktop/Win 10 system.
I've created several Acronis bootable rescue USB Flash media
according to various instructions that I think are bootable based on the
the fact they ended successfully.
However, when I try to boot the flash media using 'USB Floppy/CD' as first
in the boot order, UEFI always goes on to boot up Windows.
No messages, no anything. Tried all kinds of flash drives new and used to
no avail.
I have a fairly current HP desktop/Win 10 system.
By the way....I created an Acronis 2021 DVD rescue media using Acronis Rescue Builder
(Simple) and it works ok. Can't seem to find any resolutions online that solve my problem using usb Flash media.
I must admit, some of the procedures I've followed to fix the boot problem are beyond my depth of knowledge in the “boot” world.
Any advice would be appreciated.


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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the prompt response.
I think I can best answer answer your question of what I mean by 'USB Flash media’
by referring to an Acronis knowledge base article:
1526: Starting Acronis product from USB flash drive
In the article it states:
If your computer does not boot or you have a new computer without any operating system installed on it, you can boot your computer with Acronis bootable media. The bootable media is a USB flash drive or a CD with Acronis software on it. This way, you can recover from a backup in case your computer does not boot anymore.
When I use Acronis Rescue builder I use the “Simple” creation method and select the
USB Drive option and proceed to a successful creation.
I then proceed to set up the following EUFI boot order:
USB Floppy/CD
Windows Boot Manager
USB Hard Drive
ATAPI CD/DVD Drive
Legacy Boot Sources : Disabled
However, when I try to boot the flash media using 'USB Floppy/CD' as first
in the boot order, UEFI always goes on to boot up Windows.
No messages, no anything. Tried all kinds of flash drives new and used to
no avail. Use “diskpart’ in prepping all of them.
new PNY 32GB
new SanDisk 16GB
used Lexar 2GB
The above process was used to build a ATI2021 DVD rescue media and it
worked fine.
Tried this you tube link acronis true image 2020 bootable usb.
Look like it would work but got the same result at boot time.
Thanks for your time and effort.
George
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George, thanks for the additional information. From what I have read I think that you are using the wrong choice in the BIOS settings as the USB stick will be seen as a USB hard disk, not as a USB Floppy / CD.
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Hi Steve,
As you recommended, I changed my BIOS boot order to USB hard disk
instead of USB Floppy/CD and the boot worked perfectly.
That was one of those classic “why didn’t I think of that?” moments.
Thank you VERY much for fixing my problem.
George
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George, great news that all is now working as expected with the correct boot option.
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