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Rikkitic

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#1549800 11-May-2016 12:33

Yes, +1's for the mug. Where can I get one?

And a curiosity question: Why didn't the HP try the next boot device when it couldn't find an OS on the USB?

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#1549806 11-May-2016 12:44

linw:

Went round to a friend's place a week ago as his printer had just stopped printing. Everything looked OK so was a bit puzzled. Decided to try another USB port and found the printer was plugged into the RJ45 socket!!

Common issue, USB fits perfectly.

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#1550850 11-May-2016 13:46

Rikkitic:

Yes, +1's for the mug. Where can I get one?

And a curiosity question: Why didn't the HP try the next boot device when it couldn't find an OS on the USB?

Thats a very good question. May HP's have had this 'issue' for 10+ years. Yet they still persist with it.
Better question is why make USB 1st boot device. Its so rare that USB needs to be preferred boot device .
Its easily fixed by changing a bios setting .....but.....

Ive seen HP's, even after setting USB to be last bootable device(or non bootable), when plugging in a new USB HD/stick the HP bios will go
'hey, havnt seen that usb storage before, I better make it the 1st boot device then, regardless of what the owner wanted'
urrrgh

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#1550854 11-May-2016 13:49

Got the mug online, from a UK website. If I can find the link, will post.

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#1550858 11-May-2016 13:53

linw:

Went round to a friend's place a week ago as his printer had just stopped printing. Everything looked OK so was a bit puzzled. Decided to try another USB port and found the printer was plugged into the RJ45 socket!!

Ive been called onsite because the client didnt know how to plug in a USB stick at all (and her job was 95% PC based)
This modern tech is just so complex

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#1550925 11-May-2016 14:50

timmmay:

Problem solving steps for my Mum, you may find these useful ;)

Is it plugged in?
Is EVERYTHING plugged in, to the right place?
Are you sure it's plugged in?
Is the power on to the house? What if you plug something else into the socket the computer uses?
What lights are on?
Did you plug anything new in?
Did you install any new software, or run any updates?
etc

I'm not sure if those are useful ... if they can't give you an accurate answer!

In any case, wouldn't have solved Mauricio's problem ;p

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#1552626 14-May-2016 15:10

1101:

linw:

Went round to a friend's place a week ago as his printer had just stopped printing. Everything looked OK so was a bit puzzled. Decided to try another USB port and found the printer was plugged into the RJ45 socket!!

Ive been called onsite because the client didnt know how to plug in a USB stick at all (and her job was 95% PC based)
This modern tech is just so complex

well, considering that when you first try to plug in a usb stick it won't go in, so you flip it around which is guaranteed to be the wrong way and you should have just pushed a bit harder on the first attempt ...

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