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Introduction |
| 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: === | | * 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 burningif you need instructions on how to burn a CD.''' | * If you purchased a usedyour laptop withhas a failed optical drive, this is a viable alternative to replacing the opticalUSB boot can be used in lieu of drive replacement. | * '''While a Linux ISO is used in this guide, this tool can be used with any operating system withthat supports USB boot support. While it may work with olderOlder operating systems, support is are not guaranteed to work.''' |
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