Tuesday, April 9, 2019

How to Create A Bootable Pendrive

At present, we cannot find any person, who is not familiar with USB device. We have all been using the USB device in some way. For example, "mobile phone" the best way for communication. We are charging this mobile phone via USB port. Not only that, to connect this phone to the computer, we are also using USB port. Moreover, the popular medium for data transfer is the USB pendrive.

Three types of USB device available based on design and port. Those are:-

1) USB Type A
2) USB Type B
3) USB Type C

Again, USB is divided into two categories based on the function or the data transfer. Those are:-

1) USB Version 2
2) USB Version 3


There is more data transfer rate in USB version 3 then USB version 2.

However, the work of USB pendrive is not limited to just the data store or transfer. We can use this USB pendrive as a operating system installation media for computer.

However, to install operating system in a computer via pendrive, it must be bootable. Otherwise the computer can't be boot from pendrive. And today we will discuss in this article, how to make a pendrive bootable.

To make pendrive bootable, we will use a software named "Rufus". This software is available in the portable version and also is available in the installer version. The advantage of portable version is that, the software will not require to be installed. It's run directly on double click. We can download the software from the link provided below.



Now we will see, how can create a bootable pendrive using this software.

Which operating system we are going to install, we have to have the ISO file for that operating system. And the ISO file must be bootable. Otherwise the pendrive won't be bootable. However the ISO file for each operating system are usually bootable. And we can download this ISO file from the respective vendor's website.

After opening the software, you will get the following interface.




Now select your pendrive from device list. And then, select your operating system ISO file. After selecting the ISO file, it will take rest of the settings automatically. And then finally, click on "Start".

The screenshot is given below.




Now the software will make the pendrive bootable and also copy necessary file to the pendrive.

1 comment:

  1. Rufus, świetne narzędzie nie jeden raz bootowałem na niego system. Serdecznie polecam jest lekki i szyki w działaniu

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