"The model is 2379-DWU. Could there be something odd about this
machine that prevents booting from the USB HDD, and is there anything
I can do about it?"

It could be one of the myriad T42 machines with a non-functioning USB port. 
This would not show up in the BIOS diagnostics.

The only tests I can think of are (a) trying to boot from an external CD, 
and (b) popping in a HD with an OS already installed, eg a HD from another 
T42.

 

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