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- | ===== Introduction | + | ====== How To Make a USB Drive Bootable ====== |
- | [[File:Makeusbbootable.png|thumb|HP's Make USB Bootable Utility]] | + | {{ :howto: |
There are times when you may need to make a USB Flash Drive bootable. Please not that this does NOT work for non-flash USB devices such as External Hard Drives. Hewlett Packard (HP) Provides a Utility that allows you to make any USB Flash Drive able to boot into MS-DOS. | There are times when you may need to make a USB Flash Drive bootable. Please not that this does NOT work for non-flash USB devices such as External Hard Drives. Hewlett Packard (HP) Provides a Utility that allows you to make any USB Flash Drive able to boot into MS-DOS. | ||
- | To begin, download and extract the following file: | + | To begin, download and extract the following file: {{:howto: |
- | [[Media:Make_USB_Bootable.zip| Download HP's Make USB Bootable Utility (Includes MS-DOS 6.22 Boot Files)]] | + | |
- | Contents:<br> | + | Contents:\\ |
- | **Make USB Bootable.exe** - Main executable, makes the drive bootable | + | **Make USB Bootable.exe** - Main executable, makes the drive bootable\\ |
- | **Use These Boot Files/ | + | **Use These Boot Files/ |
- | **Use These Boot Files/ | + | **Use These Boot Files/ |
- | **Use These Boot Files/ | + | **Use These Boot Files/ |
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- | ===== Instructions ===== | + | |
+ | ====== Instructions ====== | ||
Before we begin, please back up all data on your Flash Drive. All data WILL be erased from the drive. You will be able to copy your data back after the utility has finished running. | Before we begin, please back up all data on your Flash Drive. All data WILL be erased from the drive. You will be able to copy your data back after the utility has finished running. | ||