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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. Many modern systems do not include an internal optical drive and require a USB flash drive to boot unless you use a USB optical drive. This is especially common on modern laptops and some desktops where it is an option and not standard. Using a USB drive is often a more practical workaround for these systems. A 16-32GB* USB flash drive is generally easier to set up and use outside of DVD-only applications or situations. | | | Unless your application REQUIRES a DVD, a 16-32GB* USB flash drive is generally the better choice. | | | ''*An older drive such as an 8GB USB drive may work, but you will be limited in extra storage space for files, drivers, and NF firmware for components like Intel wireless cards or nVidia graphics. Single packed 8GB drives are generally no longer sold today; but may sometimes be sold in bulk where the drive is intended to be "disposable"; these will be no-name products. ***When purchasing a drive, I recommend purchasing one that has a 32GB capacity when possible due to the price difference between 16GB and 32GB (~1-2) being so negligible.***'' | | ''*An older drive, such as an 8GB USB drive, "works," but you will have limited spare space for files, drivers, and NF firmware your machine may need (E.g., Intel wireless cards, nVidia graphics). You can generally no longer purchase 8GB drives new at retail, but they are sometimes available in multi-packs intended for disposable use cases but as a no-name product. ***IN GENERAL when purchasing a drive new: The current minimum recommendation (price per GB reasons) is 32GB minimum, but 64GB drives are usually only ~$1-2 more (USD assumed).***''[br] | | ***''IMPORTANT NOTE: 16GB drives are still available at retail but come from "hole in a wall" companies or Chinese drives with store brands such as Onn. The issue is these drives may not take well to being used as bootable media compared to name brands like SanDisk when you generally only net a $5 savings at greater risk of finding the drive is unsuitable; reuse of a name brand drive you own is best here.''*** | | | === ++READ: Important note about legacy operating systems.++ === | | ***''Important: OSes without USB boot support are not guaranteed to work. While the risk of a problem is low, results outside of Linux and modern Windows releases are NOT GUARANTEED.''*** | | This guide was initially written exclusively around Linux. However, it can be used with any operating system that supports USB boot and is not tied to one specific operating system in practice. ***''Since these operating systems can create unforeseen issues, I cannot quickly figure out how to fix them. You will beare on your own for OSes other thanbesides Linux.''*** | | | === ++Guide notes++ === | | * ***''If you have a used USB drive, format it outside Rufus before use.''*** | | * ***''This guide is on Revision 3. If you are using Rufus 2.x,''*** [link|https://drive.google.com/open?id=1huW_2PpgR-RZzwKQe0wRlb5ZFsovFSZG|refer to Revision 2|new_window=true]***''.''*** |
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