


Start by plugging the thumb drive into a USB port. Otherwise, the computer will load from the hard drive as standard. If you're booting from USB media, you must change the BIOS boot order so the USB device is listed first. The boot order tells the machine which devices to search for the software needed to launch the computer and the priority of each device in that search. That's because the BIOS settings include the machine's boot sequence when starting up. Starting your PC using USB rescue media is not difficult, although it first requires an adjustment in the BIOS (Basic Input Output System).
