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Computer not booting up with Western Digital “My Book” USB HDD plugged in

Computer not booting up with Western Digital “My Book” USB HDD plugged in

Today we received a call from a customer complaining that when they had their new Western Digital “My Book” USB back-up drive plugged into their Windows 10 computer, it failed to boot up. Straight away, I thought that the boot-up setting in the computer’s BIOS had been set to boot from a USB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) rather than the internal HDD. Normally though, you would receive an error message on the screen that an Operating System could not be…

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What does boot up your computer mean

What does boot up your computer mean

Have you ever wondered why turning on your computer has coined the phrase “Boot Up” or what does boot up your computer mean? The explanation goes back to the days when folks wore boots as their normal foot attire and people remarked  to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Bootstraps were the loops at the back of each boot that you used to pull the boot onto your foot and the phrase  “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” simply meant to get yourself…

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