F1ZZY Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) I'm struggling here and need some assistance please. I've had a server running for 3 or 4 years mostly for Plex on old PC hardware. skt 775 Core2duo 4Gb Ram Gigabyte G31 mobo and all was well but I felt the need for more cores and more RAM. So a minor upgrade ensued... skt 775 core2 quad 8gb RAM and Gigabyte g33m board (not enormously different one would have thought!) However, The same USB stick wont boot or even start to. I've fiddled with every BIOS permutation I can see. It gets stuck at Verifying DMI Pool Data That USB stick in my PC starts to boot ok, can get to the Unraid menu choice screen. (so USB ok?) Different USB with memtest86 on boots in server OK (BIOS all set to boot from USB etc fine then) I noticed that Memtest86 configures file to FAT and Unraid USB file creator opts for FAT 32 so I manually created a USB drive with FAT put on UNraid and made it bootable - still no joy. I haven't changed my original USB stick as once I get the hardware read and boot I'm hoping to insert my original USB. I'm experimenting with fresh Unraid but cannot get it to even start to load. So I've tried a couple of other USB sticks (16GB Verbatim and 16Gb unbranded) and both work for memtest86 and neither work for Unraid as FAT or FAT32. I've tried with and without HDD attached, no change. In my searches, I've seen some people using same mobo and processor as me so it cant be grossly incompatible. Not sure what else to try and am open to suggestions........ Currently about 12 hours banging head against wall and counting TIA Edited January 17, 2021 by F1ZZY Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Boot from USB2 port Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 all USB sticks are 2.0 and all headers are 2.0 / 1.1 only (no 3.0 in sight) Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 I've ordered a ScanDisk 16GB 2.0 in one last ditch attempt to see if this will try to be recognised to Boot. Failing that, the old hardware is going back in..... Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Well the scandisk USB stick didn't work either Must just be some really annoying and illogical quirk. All memtest configured USB sticks boot in the new server None of those sticks configured with UNRAID will boot in the new server. But all of those usb sticks will boot other PC's into UNRAID. So annoying..!! Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Pls check does USB boot just disable in BIOS. You shouldn't focus on USB sticks if it can boot in other platform. Edited January 18, 2021 by Vr2Io Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 I can boot from USB if the USB sticks have only memtest86 on them, BIOS seems perfectly happy to do that. When configured to Boot with UNRAID on them....nothing Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, F1ZZY said: I can boot from USB if the USB sticks have only memtest86 on them, BIOS seems perfectly happy to do that. When configured to Boot with UNRAID on them....nothing Does any setting in BIOS relate any USB emulation option ? Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) No, I dont think so, it's pretty basic and 12 years old. I'll put some BIOS pics up shortly, see if you can see something I cannot., Thanks Edited January 18, 2021 by F1ZZY pics added Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, F1ZZY said: No, I dont think so, it's pretty basic and 12 years old. I'll put some BIOS pics up shortly, see if you can see something I cannot., Thanks On 1/17/2021 at 6:30 PM, F1ZZY said: I noticed that Memtest86 configures file to FAT and Unraid USB file creator opts for FAT 32 I suggest you redo this step, don't use USB creator, format it in FAT32, lable it UNRAID, copy all file and execute make_bootable.bat ( i.e. Windows command prompt ) .... this is official method when no USB creator program. Edited January 18, 2021 by Vr2Io Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, F1ZZY said: No, I dont think so, it's pretty basic and 12 years old. I'll put some BIOS pics up shortly, see if you can see something I cannot., Thanks Pls also try raise USB-ZIP higher then USB-HDD Quote Link to comment
F1ZZY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Vr2Io said: I suggest you redo this step, don't use USB creator, format it in FAT32, copy all file and execute make_bootable.bat ( i.e. Windows command prompt ) .... this is official method when no USB creator program. 5 minutes ago, Vr2Io said: Pls also try raise USB-ZIP higher then USB-HDD no on both accounts unfortunately Quote Link to comment
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