Need help booting into my bootable Acronis flash drive

Hi all :)

Not sure if this is a W7 thing, or...

I use Acronis 2015 to image my OS drive. I have a bootable USB flash drive that I have created. Put the drive in a USB port, boot into it, and go through the steps to restore an image. All works fine... until a little while ago.

Tried booting into the flash drive, but it just hangs at the MB splash screen. Tried several times, diff port, diff stick. Nada. I can boot into Windows just fine, but not the stick. I can see the contents of the stick while in Windows.

So I go into the bios boot menu, and find this:



It's been a while since I have been in there, so I do not know when/how I wound up with all of those EUFI entires. I assume this is the cause of my issue. Any idea what is going on here, and what I can do?

Don't know if this is of any help, but maybe it will be:



Thanks in advance.

I would just rebuild the bootable Acronis flash drive

Since booting is a function of the Bios, and not Windows, I think I'd try doing a full reset on the Bios.

I would do that by removing the CMOS battery, after removing all power from the system, and leave the battery out for about 30 minutes, then replace the battery and go into the Bios to reset the time and date.

If you have a volt meter, check the battery to make sure it's at 3.0vdc or better. If it's less than 3.0vdc, replace the battery.

Good Luck,

May have to reset the BIOS. If you have any customization in the BIOS you will have to key that in after the reset.

Thank you for the replies.

Tried resetting the CMOS - did not help.

Called ASUS, and they told me I need to update the BIOS to the latest version. Problem is, as with the Acronis flash drive, I can not boot into the flash drive with the BIOS on it. It hangs at the MB splash screen.

Yes, I am pressing delete :)

Any other options here?

Thanks.

Sounds like a possible BIOS corruption. Try the BIOS reset again. With the PC Powered off and the AC Power cord disconnected, remove the CR2032 CMOS backup battery on the motherboard for at least 10 minutes (Intel says 15 minutes). Reinstall and connect AC power cord and give it a try again.

Your motherboard should have a manual. Read it.

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Jack