This article provides instructions for creating a bootable USB flash drive
The below steps describe how to create a bootable USB flash drive using the Rufus Utility
1. Create a bootable USB flash drive
a. Flash drive should be at least 512MB or larger
b. Download latest Rufus utility from here: https://rufus.ie/
c. This procedure uses Rufus version 3.11
d. Run Rufus and create the Bootable USB Flash Drive.
b. Download latest Rufus utility from here: https://rufus.ie/
c. This procedure uses Rufus version 3.11
d. Run Rufus and create the Bootable USB Flash Drive.
i. Select FreeDOS in the Boot selection
ii. Select DOWNLOAD in the drop down arrow
iii. Leave Partition scheme MBR
iv. Target system should be BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)
v. File system should be FAT (Default)
vi. Select Quick format
vii. Select Create extended label and icon files
viii. Choose Start to create the Bootable USB Flash Drive
ii. Select DOWNLOAD in the drop down arrow
iii. Leave Partition scheme MBR
iv. Target system should be BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)
v. File system should be FAT (Default)
vi. Select Quick format
vii. Select Create extended label and icon files
viii. Choose Start to create the Bootable USB Flash Drive
e. When the warning message appears, select OK to continue
f. When formatting is finished you will see READY in the Status bar. Select Close to close the utility.
g. Using Windows file explorer, open the USB Flash Drive; it should look like below:
h. The USB flash drive is now formatted to boot to a C:\ prompt in a Windows computer system. You can now add necessary files such as BIOS updates, Firmware, etc.
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