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    Booting from SD-card

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bigblackwolf, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. bigblackwolf

    bigblackwolf Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a Samsung Series 9 NP900X3C. I reinstalled Windows7 Home Premium with a C: partition for programs, and a D: partition for data.
    I would like now to make a bootable SD-card with windows recovery or installation software. How do I do that and how do I check that the Samsung supports booting from SD-card?
    If that is not possible, how do I make a bootable USB stick?
     
    bigblackwolf, Jun 30, 2012
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    Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool

    never thought about using an SD card but i'd imagine it's only possible if you also have/use a USB card reader. unless your BIOS supports booting from an integrated card reader...?
     
    mattcheau, Jul 2, 2012
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    So how do I check that my notebook supports booting from integrated SD-card reader?

    I checked the Win 7 USB/DVD download tool. According to Microsoft website, it seems to work only with iso's purchased from their store. It did not work with an iso I made from my own installation disk.
    How do I solve that problem? Can I download an iso somewhere that works with the USB/DVD download tool? Or if not, what other way do I make a bootable USB stick with an installation or recovery iso?
     
    bigblackwolf, Jul 2, 2012
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    see if you can prioritize the card reader in the boot order. i'm 99% certain you can't, but a couple google results led to my 1% uncertainty.

    i'm not sure i understand what you mean. the utility would seem to work with any disk image. are you receiving an error?
     
    mattcheau, Jul 2, 2012
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    Booting from SD does not seem to work.
    I tried to make a bootable USB but ran in same kind of problems with Win 7 USB/DVD download tool as described in following website:
    Ray Woodcock's Latest: Creating a Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive for Installation / System Repair / Recovery - First Cut
    So now I give up on this tool and next I will try following approach:
    USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create - Windows 7 Forums
     
    bigblackwolf, Jul 2, 2012
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    no surprises there. this thread is funny.

    again, what error message/s are you receiving?

    that being to manually format and copy install files onto your thumb drive? :D

    out of curiosity, how did you create this disk image and from what? your win7 home premium disk?
     
    mattcheau, Jul 3, 2012
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    bigblackwolf, Jul 3, 2012
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