Issue on linux live usb key boot

Hi all,
I ve several laptops at home : X40, T30, T42p and a Dell D410. I ve a Corasair mini voyager 4Go usb key.
A live ubuntu 9. is intalled on the usb key. I ve made this installation with this tool : Linux Live Usb Creator. This works on the dell D410, i get the linux live booting fine on the usb key. On the three IBM I got the same error message "Boot Error".
The three IBM laptops have an up to date bios thanks to Thinkvantage System Update
I ve set the Bios Config->USB->Enable
Have you already experience this boot issue ?
Have you any idea to solve this issue ?
Regards
Pierr0t

I have had that error. I can burn a cd or create live usb pen drive and it will work on another machine but not on my dell desktop. It also comes up with boot ( and root) error. Strange thing is sometimes with a live cd it does and sometimes with others it doesnot...hmm
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   5:                 DOS_FAT_32 TBD                     2.1 GB     disk1s6
This is the code I attempted to use and the subsequent result:
charles-burtons-mac-mini:~ charlesburton$ sudo dd if=/Users/charlesburton/Desktop/debian-live-7.2-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/disk1s1 bs=1m
dd: /dev/disk1s1: Resource busy
*at this point I went to the Disk Utility GUi and unmounted only the DEBIAN partition, now back to the terminal*
charles-burtons-mac-mini:~ charlesburton$ sudo dd if=/Users/charlesburton/Desktop/debian-live-7.2-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/disk1s1 bs=1m
dd: /dev/disk1s1: end of device
1259+0 records in
1258+1 records out
1320005632 bytes transferred in 1011.966891 secs (1304396 bytes/sec)
Please may someone help explain why I had a return value of +1 in my records in and how I can make it work properly.

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