[issue]: 1TB NVME Drive in USB enclosure won't boot in old laptop.

Official FAQ

[X] I have checked the official FAQ.

Ventoy Version

1.0.94

What about latest release

Yes. I have tried the latest release, but the bug still exist.

Try alternative boot mode

No. I didn't try these alternative boot modes.

BIOS Mode

Legacy BIOS Mode

Partition Style

MBR

Disk Capacity

1 TB

Disk Manufacturer

Kingston

Image file checksum (if applicable)

None

Image file download link (if applicable)

No response

What happened?

When I try to boot from my NVME USB 3 drive on my ancient Dell Latitude E5500 (Core2Duo, 4 GB, 500GB SATA SSD internals), I get a message about unable to find /ventoy/ventoy.cpio on VTOYEFI partition. I have checked on a linux system, and the file IS present in the specified location. There is no initial menu, due to that error. I am connected to the NVME via a known working USB A to USB C file. I can copy multi-GB files from Windows to that drive with the same cable, so it's not the cable.

However, I'm not sure how to check if the file might be corrupt? I don't have any newer systems to re-test/double-check with right now.

I'll try comparing with a working Ventoy install, and see if the size & sha256sums match.

2 Other Ventoy USB drives both boot fine. One USB 2 native drive, and one USB 3 native drive.

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