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Introduction
If you are trying to write a ISO to a USB drive (either for speed, lack of an internal optical drive or a failed internal drive), this guide will show you how to use Rufus to write an ISO to a USB drive. While I used a Linux ISO to do it in this example, this can be used with any operating system with USB boot support baked into the image.
'''Note: For the version of this guide with included DVD burning instructions, it has been archived at [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HsFZ5508HPazYtemRyWlY4Q1E/view?usp=sharing|this link].'''
If you are unsure how to write an ISO to a USB flash drive, this guide will show you how to use Rufus to accomplish this task.
== Read this if you plan on using this tool with another operating system. ==
When this guide was written, it was intended to be Linux exclusive by design. While this guide was written for Linux, it can be used to write any operating system to a USB drive.
In this scenario, the only required adaptation will be to find out where to download the ISO you are looking for.
== FOR SYSTEMS THAT CANNOT BOOT FROM USB ==
'''Note:''' This problem typically only comes up on pre-2005 Intel hardware and some older AMD hardware. This is not an issue on a remotely modern system. If your system that has trouble booting from USB media directly, a [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+Plop+Boot+Manager+(Subguide)/54031|CD based boot manager] can be used as a workaround.
=== Guide notes: ===
* This guide favors NEW USB drives due to cost. It is okay to reuse a drive you have, but it should be formatted prior to use.
* This guide revision does NOT support DVD creation as a backup option. Many laptops (made within the past ~5 years) no longer include internal optical drives.
* If you purchased your laptop used to find the optical drive failed, this option may be more practical then replacement.
=== IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS TROUBLE BOOTING FROM USB DIRECTLY ===
'''Note:''' This problem typically only comes up on pre-2005 Intel hardware and some older AMD hardware. This is not an issue on a remotely modern system.
If your system that has trouble booting from USB media directly, a CD loaded boot manager can be used to get around this problem. [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+Plop+Boot+Manager+(Subguide)/54031|This guide] can be used as a workaround on these systems.
* New USB drives are favored due to cost. Reuse is fine, but these drive should be formatted outside of Ruufus first.
* '''CD/DVD creation is not covered in this guide. Systems made within the past ~5 years are increasingly becoming optical drive-less. Refer to this [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HsFZ5508HPazYtemRyWlY4Q1E/view?usp=sharing|archived copy] for included disc burning instructions.'''
* If you purchased a used laptop with a failed optical drive, this is a viable alternative to replacing the optical drive.
* '''While a Linux ISO is used in this guide, this tool can be used with any operating system with USB boot support. While it may work with older operating systems, support is not guaranteed.'''