INFORMATION SHEET 1.

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Bootable Media

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:

1. Identify the essential factor of different boot devices.
2. Create and configure installer using flash drive and/or different form of storage devices.

INTRODUCTION
Boot is to load the first piece of software that starts a computer. Because the operating system is
essential for running all other programs, it is usually the first piece of software loaded during the
boot process.
Storage Media is a device for recording (storing) information (data).
Bootable Media/ Bootable Device is physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or other
removable media supported by a machine BIOS as a boot device) that boots on any PC-compatible
machine.
Bootable media is most often used to:
• recover an operating system that cannot start
• access and back up the data that has survived in a corrupted system
• back up sector-by-sector a disk with an unsupported file system
• hardware or software troubleshooting

The process of booting

The term boot comes from the idea of lifting oneself by one's own bootstraps: the computer
contains a tiny program (bootstrap loader) which will load and run a program found on a boot
device.
Warm Boot vs. Cold Boot
• Cold Boot

To perform a cold boot (also called a "hard boot") means to start up a computer that is turned off.
It is typically performed by pressing the power button on the computer.
• Warm Boot

To perform warm boot (also called a "soft boot") means to restart a computer. It is typically
initiated from the operating system, rather than pressing a button on the computer itself.
For example, to perform a warm boot on a Windows system, you may select Shut Down → Restart
from the Start Menu. If you use a Mac, you can perform a warm boot by selecting Restart… from
the Apple Menu

CREATE WINDOWS INSTALLER USING FLASH DRIVE

Small portable computing devices such as Netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) offer
great mobility, but they lack optical drives (CD/DVD). An optical drive is important when you
need to install software from a CD or DVD. An external optical drive would work, but you may
not want to lug it around with you. So what’s the solution? Use a USB flash drive as a bootable
installation media.
What You Need:
1. A USB flash drive with good storage capacity; preferably 4GB or more.
2. Access to a computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
3. A CD or DVD containing software you want to download.

Procedure
1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Right click on Command Prompt > Run as
Administrator.
Figure 2.5 Running CMD with Administrative privilege

2. Type ‘diskpart' and press Enter to start the built in Windows disk partitioning utility

Figure 2.6 Starting diskpart portioning utility

3. Type 'list disk' and press Enter. Identify your USB Flash drive and make a note of the disk
number. Here in this example, My USB flash drive is Disk 4.

Note: Careful about choosing correct disk index number, failure to select right disk may result to
permanent deletion of data that may lead to catastrophic event.
Figure 2.7 Listing available disk

4. Type 'select disk 4' and press Enter.

Figure 2.8 Running CMD with Administrative privilege

5. Type ‘clean’ and press Enter. The clean command will remove partitions or volume formatting
from the selected disk (disk 1) by zeroing sectors.
Figure 2.9 clean Command

6. Now to create a partition, type 'create partition primary’ and press Enter.

Figure 2.10 Create primary partition

7. Type 'select partition 1', and press the Enter key

Figure 2.11 Select Partition

8. Type ‘active’, and hit the Enter Key.

Figure 2.12 active selected partition

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9. To format the partition using FAT32 file system, type ‘format fs=fat32’ and press the Enter key.

Important
If your server platform supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), you should format
the USB flash drive as FAT32 rather than as NTFS. To format the partition as FAT32, type format
fs=fat32 quick, and then click ENTER.
Figure 2.13 format FAT32 file system
10. Type 'assign' and press the Enter key to assign a drive letter to your USB flash drive. Type exit
to exit the diskpart utility.

Figure 2.14 Assign driver letter

Your USB flash drive is now ready to be used as an installation media. All you need to do is copy
the entire contents of the Operating System (DVD) to your newly prepared USB flash drive. Plug
the USB flash drive to the computer and reboot to begin the installation.

11. Copy the data.

SELF CHECK 1.2-2 Direction: Write the best answer. If you chose the wrong answer, don’t fight for it, instead let go and
moved on, or else you’ll get hurt. Don’t play with questionnaire, it did nothing to you. Answer according to your mind and heart’s
content and pray that this test will love you back. 
1. It is a device forName:
recording (storing) information (data).
a. Storage Media
b. Operating system 12.Date:
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c. Boot
d. Application
2. It is also called a "hard boot".
a. Cold boot
b. Warm Boot
c. Storage Media
d. Flash drive
3. It is also called a "soft boot".
a. Cold boot
b. Warm Boot
c. Storage Media
d. Flash drive
4. Bootable media is most often used to.
a. recover an operating system that cannot start
b. back up sector-by-sector a disk with an unsupported file system
c. both A and B
d. install antivirus
5. It pertains to any physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or other removable media supported by a machine BIOS as
a boot device) that boots on any PC-compatible.
a. Bootable devices
b. Operating system
c. both A and B
d. application software
6. Means to start up a computer that is turned off. It is typically performed by pressing the power button on the computer.
a. Cold Boot
b. Warm Boot
c. bootstraps
d. bootable disc.
7. Means to restart a computer. It is typically initiated from the operating system, rather than pressing a button on the
computer itself.
a. bootstraps
b. Cold Boot
c. bootable disc.
d. Warm Boot
8. Is to load the first piece of software that starts a computer.
a. application software
b. bootstraps
c.boot
d. Flash drive
9. Is physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or other removable media supported by a machine BIOS as a boot device)
that boots on any PC-compatible machine.
a. Flash drive
b. Bootable Media
c. Storage Media
10. It pertains to load the first piece of software that starts a computer
a. Boot
b. Operating system ANSWER KEY 1.2-2
c. Storage Media
d. bootstraps 1. A
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
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Total Items TASK SHEET 1.2-2

Title: Create Bootable Media
Signature of the Trainee/Learner
Performance Objective: Given are the following materials, you should be able to create
bootable media using different bootable devices. Allotted time 5 hours.
Signature of the Trainer
Supplies/Materials : Operating System, Storage Devices such as Optical Disc and Flash
Drive
Equipment : Computer with Optical Disc Drive (ODD)
Steps/Procedure: A. Using Flash Drive/Flash Disk 1. Click Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Right click on Command Prompt > Run as Administrator. 1. Type ‘diskpart'
CRITERIA
and press Enter to start the built in Windows disk partitioning utility 2. Type 'list disk' and
YESpress Enter. Identify your USB Flash drive and make a note of the disk number. Here in this
Grade Point Equivalent
example, My USB flashHighest
drivePossible
is Disk 3.Score
Type='select
5 Lowest
diskPossible ScoreEnter.
1' and press = 0 4. Type ‘clean’
NO and press Enter. The clean command will remove partitions or volume formatting from the
Did the trainee…
selected disk (disk 1) by zeroing sectors. 5. Now to create a partition, type 'create partition
primary’ and press Enter. 6. Type 'select partition 1', and press the Enter key 7. Type
‘active’, and hit the Enter Key. 8. To format the partition using FAT32 file system, type
‘format fs=fat32’ and press the Enter key 9. Type 'assign' and press the Enter key to assign a
1. Properly configured
drive letter to yourwindows
USB flash 7 bootable OSexit to exit the diskpart utility. 10. Insert your DVD
drive. Type
contains your OS files then copy to your configured flash drive or extract the (iso files) from a
folder.
Requirements: Trainees must be able to create the following a. Bootable windows 7 b.
2. Properly
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Observation

3. Successfully
Performance configured
Criteria windows
Checklist 1.2-2Server OS

Trainee’s Name: ______________________ Date: ______________

During the performance of the task, did you consider the following criteria?
4. Performed and followed completely the given tasks?
Grade Point Equivalent

The table shows the equivalent points that are used and show how they are calculated to
determine the grade point average (GPA), or index.
The highest equivalent points that trainer can give is 5 points per criterion and the lowest is 0.
If the trainee/learner accumulate scores with below two (2) grade point equivalent, she/he
needs to retake the whole given task.

Grade Point Equivalent

Explanation
5
Excellent
4
Very Good
3
Good
2
Average
1
Poor
0
Failure