Usb availability as bootable device port from within BIOS

tonybond

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Does anyone know, please, whether the Packard Bell Butterfly Touch (which does not have a buit-in optical drive) can boot from a USB-connected external drive? I am thinking of buying Bounceback Ultimate back-up software, but their website warns that this software will only work on PCs having USB as an available bootable device port from within the system BIOS. How can I tell?