Does anyone know how to set the BIOS on my Sony to boot into USB flash drive. I am trying to install XBMC UBUNTU along side the existing Window XP operating system. I have been into the BIOS but cannot figure out how to change it.
On my old Vista Vaio laptop I can get to the boot menu by pressing the Esc key at the Vaio splash screen and select the USB device to be the boot device. From there I can then get into BIOS to set the permanent boot order - BIOS > Boot tab
To be able to boot from an external device you need to go into and set - BIOS > Advanced > External Drive Boot: Enabled
Mark.
Thanks Mark,
I have been trying exactly what you described, but when I get into the BIOS there is no USB pick.
Del
edit: my Vaio has Phoenix BIOS