Hello, In the Message; Subject : Re: T470-w10+Tumbleweed/Slowroll Message-ID : <20240121081429.9b5900cf203e66b5d0f845af@trixtar.org> Date & Time: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 08:14:29 -0500 [BTF] == "Ben T. Fender" <slowroller@trixtar.org> has written: BTF> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:58:00 +0900 BTF> Masaru Nomiya <nomiya@lake.dti.ne.jp> : [...] BTF> > I think this might be helpful for you; BTF> > BTF> > https://bjm.me.uk/blog/thinkpad-t480s-ssd/ BTF> bookmarked, but for now no cigar (all else failing I may have to do it BTF> that way eventually). BTF> I want to boot an external ssd or spinner attached to a USB port. The BTF> T470 is *supposedly* capable of this but I have to figure out how. I've BTF> tried relabeling the EFI partition to swap and wiping it, also made a BTF> DOD spinner with no EFI on it. In BIOS I've tried the different ways of BTF> either prioritizing the external for USB boot or breaking into the BTF> normal boot for the alternative USB boot list. Nothing works. To be safe, it is better to try with a bootable CD. Question 1 What is your current boot method? UEFI boot or Legacy boot? Question 2 In the bios, does the USB HDD appear in the list of bootable devices? Kind Regards. --- ┏━━┓彡 野宮 賢 mail-to: m.nomiya @ gmail.com ┃＼／彡 ┗━━┛ "No Windows, no gains!" ... "Why, I am wrong?" -- Bill --