Dunno if this is a weird problem or I'm just an idiot.<BR><BR>Just did a fresh Win7 install on a new X25 80GB SSD with a USB drive, then found that the BIOS was set to IDE instead of AHCI. <BR><BR>I ...

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

Booting up your PC using USB drives is useful. It allows you to reinstall your Windows, deal with easy system restores, and more. But what if bootable USB is not detected in Windows 11/10? This can be ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...

Creating a bootable USB drive is a common task for installing or repairing operating systems, but verifying its bootability without restarting the computer can be challenging. Here are several methods ...

I swear every time I try Linux .... Grrrrrr! Ubuntu 12.10 live cd. I'm simply trying to make a bootable USB thumb drive. That's it. First attempt: live cd boots okay, I insert my (fat32 formatted and ...