Tecra M2 - boot from USB drive

Hello
Why Tecra M2 don't have boot from USB drive in BIOS?
Is posible implemented this function in new BIOS.
Bye

Hello
Good question. You should ask this the Toshiba engineers.
However, I agree with Terentino and you can do nothing.
Greets

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