From a parallel thread
To which I agreed
... and now I wonder myself why optical beats USB in this regard. Is it perhaps because there is only 1 ODD but several USB ports?
(In yet another thread, USB ports in the front and back of a tower are asserted to behave differently, may or may not have a bearing on the issue)
I have always found the optical disks to be more reliable. Sometimes USB sticks are hit or miss whether they will boot or not.
To which I agreed
A built-in optical disk drive is a must for my present (and next) desktop for that important reason, a reliable boot disk![]()
... and now I wonder myself why optical beats USB in this regard. Is it perhaps because there is only 1 ODD but several USB ports?
(In yet another thread, USB ports in the front and back of a tower are asserted to behave differently, may or may not have a bearing on the issue)
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro