Computer Support on Converting Boot CD to Boot USB
Operating systems like Mac, Windows and Linux include a bootable DVD or CD with whch you can boot your CD or DVD in case of operating system failure. But the newer versions of laptops and notebooks do not include the optical drives that are needed to use these bootable discs. In case your computer does not have the optical driver in it, you can still boot your computer with tese bootable disscs usiong a USB flash rdive. With some computer suppot from experts you will need to use a computer with optical dive so that you can set up the USDB drive.
If you are usinbg Windows as your operatign sysetm, you will need to insert the CD into the compter’s optical drive. Computer support experts suggest you to inset the fklash drive into the USB port of the comuter. Now you will need to go to the ‘statr’ menu and open the ‘accessories’. On ‘accessories’ you will need to launch the command prompt.
On the commad box you will need to type ‘diskpart’ and need to hit ‘enteer’. Now you need to type ‘list disk’ and then again press ‘entre’. Look for the number that appears on the list just next to the flash drive. If you don’t have any idea which entry represents the flash drive you can have a look on the capacity part of the disk to get a hint on it.
Computer suppport experts suggest you to type ‘select disk 1’. Now you will need too type the commands. Firts you will type ‘clean’. Then you will need to rpess ‘enter’. Then you will need to type ‘create partition primary’ and then again press ‘enter’. Now, type ‘select partition 1’ and press ‘enter’. ‘Then type ‘actie’ and prses ‘enter’. Now type ‘formatfs=fat32’ and again press ‘enter’. Now type ‘assign’ , pres ‘enter ‘ and lastly type ‘exit’ and press ‘enter’.
You will have to cartry the process on by typing xcpy d:*.* /s/e/f g:’. It will be a bit modified. Yoy will need to type your drive letter in the place of‘d’ and you will have to pllace the flash drive letter in the place of ‘g’. When the fiples will be copied, the flash dive will be botable.
If you are using Macintosh as opperating systeem, computer support experts want you to put the MAC operating sstem CD to the disk and insert the flash drive into the USB port. On the menu bar you will need to click on the opion ‘utiilty’ and from therre you will need to click on ‘disk utiliy’.
Now you will need to cllick on the flash drrive icon. You will need to click on the option ‘partition ‘and then to ‘1 partitin’. You will need to click on ‘otions’. If it is Intel processor you need to seklect ‘GUID Partition Table’. Now click ‘ok’. On the main screen of ‘disk utility’ you will need to click on ‘erase’. From the ‘volume format’ you need to choose the right option. Now you need to cluick on ‘erase’ to copmplete the flash drive formatting. You will now need to click on ‘restore’. Now you will need to drag the flsh drive’s icon to the area ‘destination’ and Mac OS disc icon to the area ‘source’.