NTLDR missing only when mini drive plugged in

[Videot]

I have a small 5GB drive that can plug into the USB2 port. If I forget that
I have it plugged in at the time that I turn my PC on I get a message that
NTRDL is missing, press control-alt-delete to reboot. I am curious as to
why
this happens only if this drive is plugged in. Once the PC has booted up &
I plug the drive in I have no problems. Is there any way to leave it
plugged in & not get this message?

 

[Guest]

I have a small 5GB drive that can plug into the USB2 port. If I forget that
I have it plugged in at the time that I turn my PC on I get a message that
NTRDL is missing, press control-alt-delete to reboot. I am curious as to
why
this happens only if this drive is plugged in. Once the PC has booted up &
I plug the drive in I have no problems. Is there any way to leave it
plugged in & not get this message?

Try to disable USB boot in BIOS' options.

Ciao Alex.

 

[roger]

Hi Videot,

I have a small 5GB drive that can plug into the USB2 port. If I forget that
I have it plugged in at the time that I turn my PC on I get a message that
NTRDL is missing, press control-alt-delete to reboot. I am curious as to
why
this happens only if this drive is plugged in. Once the PC has booted up &
I plug the drive in I have no problems. Is there any way to leave it
plugged in & not get this message?

This information may be helpful:

Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Support in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;312370

INFO: Availability of USB 2.0 Support in Windows XP SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;329632

USB 2.0 and Windows Operating Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx

General USB Troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310575

Good luck

 

[Videot]

I have disabled USB boot in BIOS & this seems to have worked. It does bring
up another question however. I had been told that you could not have an
operating system on a USB2 hard drive because you must have an O/S that
supports USB2 installed first. If you can turn USB2 support on & off in
BIOS does this mean that if you turned it on you could have an operating on
a USB2 plug in drive?