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Setup & Installation / ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) can't get ArcaOS boot stick to boot
« on: January 04, 2026, 06:18:53 pm »
I rarely use notebooks so forgive my ignorance with this sort of computers.
Today I was curious if I can install ArcaOS 5.1 on a T14 beside the preinstalled W10 and Linux Debian. But I fail on boot from the stick. With <Enter> or <F12> I get into the BIOS boot menu. Here I see my SanDisk stick. But selecting it does not much more than switching the screen to black for a second or so and return to the menu. I tried USB connectors on left and right and even USB-C with an adapter. The same stick worked on different desktop systems before.
My T14 is configured in UEFI mode and usually grub came up which let me select Debian or Windoze. Hints?
Today I was curious if I can install ArcaOS 5.1 on a T14 beside the preinstalled W10 and Linux Debian. But I fail on boot from the stick. With <Enter> or <F12> I get into the BIOS boot menu. Here I see my SanDisk stick. But selecting it does not much more than switching the screen to black for a second or so and return to the menu. I tried USB connectors on left and right and even USB-C with an adapter. The same stick worked on different desktop systems before.
My T14 is configured in UEFI mode and usually grub came up which let me select Debian or Windoze. Hints?