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USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

Common Options : 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec

Quick Review

USB flash memory drives have replaced floppy disks (and even CD/DVD discs) as the portable storage medium of choice. Like floppy disks, they can also be made bootable, allowing you to install or run operating systems off them. However, some USB flash drive may take too long to initialize and will not be bootable. This is where the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay BIOS option comes in.

When set to 10 Sec, the BIOS will wait for up to 10 seconds for the USB flash drive to initialize.

When set to 20 Sec, the BIOS will wait for up to 20 seconds for the USB flash drive to initialize.

When set to 30 Sec, the BIOS will wait for up to 30 seconds for the USB flash drive to initialize.

When set to 40 Sec, the BIOS will wait for up to 40 seconds for the USB flash drive to initialize.

This BIOS option only sets the maximum length of time that the BIOS should wait for the USB flash drive to initialize. Also, please note that it only comes into effect if the computer has a USB flash drive installed when it boots up. If there are no USB flash drives installed during the boot-up process, then the BIOS automatically skips the delay and proceeds with the boot process.

If you intend to boot off your USB flash drive, set it to the maximum value of 40 Sec. This ensures that the BIOS will wait as long as your USB flash drive requires to initialize.

If you do not intend to boot off your USB flash drive, set it to the shortest time possible. In most cases, that's 10 Sec. This ensures the shortest possible delay, even if your USB flash drive actually requires a far longer time to initialize.

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