I ordered a Dell Latitude 7370 without any OS, in order to use a rebootable USB with Linux.Mint 22 on it.
I did that with three older Win-computers.
There is one Thunderbold -connection on the laptop, where I put the USB-stick in.
When starting it, it does not see the USB-stick at all.
I changed the boot-order, without success.
( My knowledge is very basic, but usually I am getting “there”