why gigabyte boards so bad with usb sticks? :(

Mei · 22 Aug 2013 at 19:02

i had to install windows on a pc here and to get it to even see the stick i had to plug it in *while it posting* at the same time spamming f12 with my other hand to get the boot menu up or it wouldnt even see it

crazy crazy, i love u gigabyte but wow!

anyway i just felt like complaining about it

wazza300 · 22 Aug 2013 at 19:06

oh the quirkyness of gigabyte

Ethermaster · 22 Aug 2013 at 19:25

plug it in, enter BIOS, boot device, set USB drive as the main boot disc, save and exit from the bios, wait for computer to restart, starts and loads windows setup files off the USB drive, install windows, go back to in BIOS and reset the HDD or SSD as main boot drive, job done.......

Mei · 23 Aug 2013 at 15:36

Ethermaster said:
plug it in, enter BIOS, boot device, set USB drive as the main boot disc, save and exit from the bios, wait for computer to restart, starts and loads windows setup files off the USB drive, install windows, go back to in BIOS and reset the HDD or SSD as main boot drive, job done.......

lol i wish it was that easy
nah i had to insert it while it was posting not before, and boot order didnt matter if it didnt see it, by the time it got to the f12 part then it found it
but i needed spidey skills to do this
google 100's or others with the same problem

i should think its just older motherboards not sure, havent had to use a stick with sniper i have yet

OLDPHART · 23 Aug 2013 at 16:43

Hi X58 ud5 here , never had any trouble with USB sticks.

maklabouhlel · 24 Aug 2013 at 10:51

Mei said:
i had to install windows on a pc here and to get it to even see the stick i had to plug it in *while it posting* at the same time spamming f12 with my other hand to get the boot menu up or it wouldnt even see it

crazy crazy, i love u gigabyte but wow!

anyway i just felt like complaining about it

Blame the sticks, not Gigabyte. Gigabyte are the best.

marc2003 · 24 Aug 2013 at 11:32

never had a problem with my el cheapo h61 board and USB.

my old p35-ds3l was a bit more fussy. it wouldn't boot from my sandisk USB stick but it would from my mp3 player. i had to wipe all my music off so i could use it to install windows.