I have a laptop that supports booting from USB and I have a 16MB Dell USB memory key. I used the Dell application (Memory Key Boot Utility) to format the Dell key, which supposedly also makes it ...

I tring to make a bootable usb key for memtest86. The system I making this for is mini-pc that is diskless (no cd-rom or floppy). Memtest86 only provides images for floppies (.bin) and cd-rom (.iso).

A bootable USB key suddenly looks to DOS like an ordinary hard disk, without any drivers. DOS can't read modern disk formats, and indeed struggles with any drive bigger than 2 TB, but that doesn't ...

In response to my story on how to restore Apple OS X Lion via the Internet, a number of readers wrote in to voice concern about their newfound reliance on broadband Internet connectivity. And with ...

But with the advent of the tiny, lightweight, and portable USB key drive, system builders now have a new tool. I believe the USB key drive could alter—even usurp—our old rescue and ...

If you’re a sysadmin, you may have noticed a somewhat annoying trend: computers — especially servers — rarely ship with floppy drives any more, and yet BIOS updates still often require that you boot ...

USB and FireWire drives are supported, as well as SD-Cards. To burn the DVD, you’ll need a SuperDrive and a writable DVD (single layer, 4,7 GB). To build a bootable disk, you’ll need a 4GB (minimum) ...

You want to create an installation DVD or USB key for Windows 10? Here are some tips on how to get your free copy of Windows 10. You will need a computer running a ...

This FAQ will show you how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10. This sort of drive is especially useful for mini laptops that don't come with ...