BOOTABLE DEVICES
AND
SERVICE INSTALLATION
BOOTABLE DEVICE
- is any piece of hardware containing the files
required for a computer to start.
These are some examples of bootable device
• CD-ROM Drive
• Floppy Disk Drive
• Hard Disk Drive
• USB Drive
• DVD Drive
In the early days of personal computers, the floppy disk was set as the first boot device and the
hard disk second. But the most commonly used boot device is hard drive.
TOOLS FOR CREATING
BOOTABLE DEVICES
1. Rufus.
- (The Reliable USB Formatting Utility, with Source) is a free
and open-source portable application for Microsoft Windows
that can be used to format and create bootable USB flash
drives or Live USBs.
2. YUMI
- aka Your Universal Multi-Boot Installer is also offered by
Pendrivelinux.com. This tool is used to create a bootable
USB disk for multiple operating systems, antivirus scanners,
and other system tools. It is a free and open-source tool
3. Universal USB Installer
- aka UUI is a Live Linux Bootable USB Creator. It allows
users to make a USB Boot from a Linux distribution,
Windows Installer, Windows To Go, Antivirus Scanner, Disk
Cloning Software or any other System Tool that can be put
on a flash drive.
TOOLS FOR CREATING
BOOTABLE DEVICES
4. Linux Live USB Creator (LiLi)
- is a free and open-source software for Windows. It
will help you in your journey of discovery with Linux.
For you, LiLi creates portable, bootable and
virtualized USB stick running Linux.
5. UNetBootin
- (short for “Universal Netboot Installer”) is software
that allows you to easily create bootable USB flash
drives to install or use operating systems. This
software is designed to be cross-platform and works
with Windows, as well as Mac and Linux operating
systems.
STEPS IN CREATING A
BOOTABLE USB FLASH DRIVE
Step 1: Open up Rufus and plug your clean USB stick into your computer.
Step 2: Rufus will automatically detect your USB. Click on Device and choose the USB
you want to use from the drop-down menu.
Step 3: Make sure the Boot Selection option is set to Disk or ISO image then
click Select. Rufus will open a file explorer browser window; locate the ISO image you
want to burn onto the USB and select it.
Step 4: You’ll generally want to create a Standard Windows installation, and Rufus will
automatically detect the correct Partition Scheme based on your device, so keep the
default settings as they are. However, you can also change these if you want.
Step 5: Give the Volume label a name of your choice, or leave it as it is, and once again
leave the default settings for File system and Cluster size. Now click Start
Step 6: You’ll get a warning saying that any data on the USB will be destroyed (this is
normal). Click OK and Rufus will start creating the ISO image on the USB.
Step 7: Once Rufus has finished creating the ISO image on the USB, you can close it
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and your bootable USB is ready to go! 6
QUIZ
I.
Types of Bootable Devices
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
5.__________________
II.
6. A piece of hardware containing the files required for
ㅤ a computer to start.
7. This drive was set as a first boot device.
8. The most commonly used boot device.
9. It is a free and open-source portable application for
ㅤ Microsoft Windows
10. This software is designed to be cross-platform and
ㅤ works with Windows, Mac and Linux.
QUIZ
11. A partition scheme that is also referred as BIOS or Legacy mode.
12. A tool that is offered by Pendrivelinux.com.
13. An app that allows users to make a USB Boot from a Linux distribution.
14. A tool that will help you in your journey of discovery with Linux
15. The file or image you need to download before accessing rufus
III. IV.
16. LiLi Two Types of Partition scheme
17. YUMI 21.______
18. Rufus 22.______
19. UUI
20. UNetBootin
