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Can you boot off a USB-C external drive plugged into the hub? I have an XPS, a Sitecom USB-C hub, and a Samsung T5 drive. Booted off its internal drive, the la
by twic 6y ago
Can you boot off a USB-C external drive plugged into the hub?
I have an XPS, a Sitecom USB-C hub, and a Samsung T5 drive. Booted off its internal drive, the laptop can see the drive through the hub. But it can't boot off it. I don't know why; i imagine that a USB-C hub is not transparent, and the host needs to explicitly reach through it, but the XPS firmware doesn't know how.
- paco3346 6y agoYes, I can. Note however, that this is not a USB dock- it's Thunderbolt. In my particular case (literally just tested this) I needed to enable Thunderbolt boot support and change the security level (I have my thunderbolt settings pretty locked down). Booting off both a USB drive and a TB drive worked.
- twic 6y agoThank you! I am hazy about the relationship between USB-C and Thunderbolt, but this information motivates me to go and find out!