The firmware included with the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B version 1.2 introduced the possibility of booting from a USB device: before that, it was only possible to boot from an SD or microSD card. But ...

Running Linux from a USB drive is possible. You can boot just about any distribution you want from USB. There are some things you should consider before going this route. I've used Linux in just about ...

With a simple USB drive and Tails, you can turn any PC into a secure, Tor-encrypted workstation in seconds.

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

Historically, booting a Raspberry Pi required an SD card. However, if you follow [tynick’s] instructions, you can get a Pi 4 to boot from the USB port. Combine it with a small solid state disk drive, ...

I've made a couple of flash drives On a couple different sticks with a couple different computers. With different boot drive making programs and different disk images. and tried to boot from USB On ...

The Raspberry PI Foundation has released beta firmware and a bootloader to enable booting the Raspberry Pi 4 from a USB mass storage device. The new firmware and bootloader could be useful to ...

The Raspberry Pi is one of the best kits available, offering an affordable diversity of options to users of all levels. This credit-card-sized wonder is available worldwide and can do so many things — ...

Connecting an external hard drive to a computer before turning on the system can confuse the device when loading the operating system. When a computer hangs after the BIOS splash screen while being ...

One of the easiest ways to install Windows on a computer is via USB. However, when trying to install Windows from a USB stick, it may happen that Windows will not install from USB. It is possible that ...

Externe can’t boot his laptop from a CD or a flash drive. He asked the Answer Line forum for help. When you turn on a PC, you usually want and expect it to check the hard drive or SSD and, from there, ...