[NTLUG:Discuss] USB 1GB device question

[terry]

On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I never realized until today that any storage device can and does become
> part of the boot process. So My question is can I insert the stick into my
> PC load what I want and unplug it with no problem. I ask because I inserted
> one and tried to reboot into a panic of grub loading error 22.
> Please advise
> Thanks and merry Christmas
>

The USB drive ony becomes a part of the boot process if your CMOS chip is
ordered to boot to boot to it and you should be able to change your boot
options in BIOS settings, (the computer's setup menu, which you'll find
instructions to go into during early stages of boot up).  So if  you don't
want to boot to USB drives just remove that option from the setup menu - or,
just don't leave a USB drive plugged in during boot up.