Are your bios set to boot from the USB drive or from the internal drive?
I believe they are set to load the internal drive.
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on boot drive #2 in
partition #2 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdh and looks on the same drive
in partition #2 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows Vista
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /boot/bcd
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdh1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdh2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
sdh3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1549f232
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 1,226,594,879 1,226,594,817 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 1,226,594,880 1,250,258,624 23,663,745 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 2013 MB, 2013265920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 244 cylinders, total 3932160 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0d0c0b0a
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 3,919,859 3,919,797 6 FAT16
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 2013 MB, 2013265920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 244 cylinders, total 3932160 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0d0c0b0a
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 63 3,919,859 3,919,797 6 FAT16
Drive: sdh ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdh: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe8900690
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdh1 63 1,743,804,864 1,743,804,802 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdh2 * 1,743,807,555 1,846,221,929 102,414,375 83 Linux
/dev/sdh3 1,948,636,305 1,953,520,064 4,883,760 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: UUID="ACE67792E6775C10" LABEL="HP" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="949CA48C9CA46A86" LABEL="FACTORY_IMAGE" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="FILES" UUID="8015-71CD" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sdc1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="6C14-945F" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sdh1: UUID="2620B4BB20B49373" LABEL="Backup/ETC" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdh2: UUID="8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdh3: UUID="978a3d20-8627-40a5-9b2f-4dc2c945ac53" TYPE="swap"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop1: UUID="76e7f052-8701-4b84-b445-41bfcba057d3" TYPE="ext3"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
/dev/sdf1 on /cdrom type vfat (rw,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset =iso8859-1)
/dev/loop0 on /rofs type squashfs (ro,noatime)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sdg1 on /media/Backup_ETC type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sdg2 on /media/disk type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ubuntu/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ubuntu)
/dev/sdg2 on /media/disk type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/fuse on /home/ubuntu/.gvfs type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ubuntu)
/dev/sdh2 on /media/disk type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
/dev/sdh1 on /media/Backup_ETC type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/FILES type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,shortname=mixed,uid=9 99,utf8,umask=077,flush)
=========================== sdh2/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
=============================== sdh2/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sdb2
UUID=8a20df1b-f9f4-484f-9fe4-a5954d9f9d4d / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sdb3
UUID=978a3d20-8627-40a5-9b2f-4dc2c945ac53 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdh2: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
916.9GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
917.0GB: boot/grub/stage2
917.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
917.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
917.1GB: initrd.img
917.1GB: vmlinuz
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sdd sde sdf sdg