I have a fit-pc (a small Linux box from 2007) running Ubuntu 8.04. I want to upgrade to the newest Ubuntu Server distribution. To do this, I've created a bootable USB using Rufus for that specific distro.

When I plug in the USB, the USB isn't recognized automatically on startup (no option to boot the distribution on the USB). I was reading online and an article suggested changing the boot order (through CMOS configuration) so that the USB would boot first. I changed the BIOS' default settings to the following:

DRIVE ASSIGNMENT ORDER: Drive A-B: (None) Drive C: USB Hard Drive Drive D-F: (None)

BOOT ORDER Boot 1st: Drive C: Boot 2nd: (None) Boot 3rd: (None)

After changing the settings, I selected "Write to CMOS and Exit". After saving the settings, when I try booting, the following message is displayed, "No bootable device available".

Are there any other settings that I need to change in order to use the bootable USB?

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I solved my problem. The bootable USB was set up properly. However, in the BIOS, Drive C: needs to be set to NAND device, instead of USB. For some reason, Drive D: didn't work.

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