| With the availability and facility of open-source | | | | system. The preferred operating system is Linux. |
| software and high capacity disk drives and USB disks, | | | | However there are also other options such as |
| one can have an entire system at the tip of the | | | | Windows if the storage capacity of the flash drive |
| thumb. A bootable USB disk has all the functions of | | | | allows. |
| an entire operating system that can be configured | | | | Following are the steps to boot from a USB drive: |
| according to the user preferences. The operating | | | | Step 1: The USB drive has to be checked on another |
| system can be used in most shared and public | | | | computer to know if it contains a working operating |
| computers also. It is very easy to boot from USB. | | | | system installed in it. |
| This article provides a step by step guide for making | | | | Step 2: Then, plug the bootable USB drive in to the |
| a computer boot from a bootable USB. | | | | empty USB port on the computer that is intended to |
| It should be remembered that not all computers can | | | | use it with. |
| be booted from a USB drive. The motherboard and | | | | Step 3: The computer has to be restarted, enter the |
| the computer's BIOS or Basic Input and Basic Output | | | | BIOS mode by pressing 'delete' during the BIOS |
| system should be able to recognize the USB ports as | | | | startup. |
| part of the booting process. This is essential for a | | | | Step 4: Navigate through the BIOS screen and when |
| booting process to happen from a USB disk. Due to | | | | the option is seen which asks to use the USB drive |
| the advances and development in computer | | | | as the primary booting device, it has to be enabled. |
| technology, most of the modern computers already | | | | Shift the hard drive to secondary boot. |
| feature capabilities of USB booting. However, the | | | | Step 5: After that, save all the changes that have |
| user still has to check the BIOS for ensuring if the | | | | been made. |
| USB port is part of the boot series of the machine. | | | | Step 6: Now, you the system can be made bootable |
| Any USB or flash drive that has a complete operating | | | | from the USB drive. |
| system installed on it is considered to be a bootable | | | | Booting from a USB has its own advantages |
| USB drive. Memory space is not a cause of a | | | | especially for and public computer terminals and |
| problem for many computers because the USB disks | | | | shared computers. These fairly simple and easy steps |
| that are available nowadays have large memory | | | | can guide in a good way so one can boot on any |
| storage capacities that can accommodate the space | | | | supported computer. It can be done from any high |
| needed for holding an entire working operating | | | | capacity USB storage medium. |