None of this is really a problem Windows/Microsoft.Ī1: Ask Dell and/or consult the specifications of Dell web/FAQ pages.Ī2: The BIOS is not related to the operating system you have. My Dell usable without internal hard drive but with (once again) external USB hard drive? My computer dell Inspiron 5100 laptop can boot from USB Flash Drive? You will have to also ENABLE 'Legacy Support' and DISABLE 'Secure Boot' Please check that the following BIOS settings are defined as follows: Please help as I am unable to do anything without my admin password. I use an own USB with only installed startup files programmed. I was wondering if we can not even boot from a USB? I tried everything, but I can't see anything that would allow me to boot from my USB. I lost the admin password and I downloaded software that will recover what forces me to boot from a USB key. If you are using a real MS win dvd during the first part of the installation it can not find a drive or ask a driver, then the driver is obtained from Dell, specific to your model, its likely the driver sata, you need to download to say a USB and then point to this file when the installation application the third-party driver. Using the Dell recovery disks to reinstall? I installed a new hard drive for my dell Inspiron 1525 and try to install windows 7.
