Use a Boot CD to Boot from USB

Use a Boot CD to Boot your Flash Drive on Computers with a BIOS that does not support booting from USB

Boot from USB without BIOS Support

PLoP Boot ManagerBoot from USB without BIOS Support; In the following tutorial, I cover how to create a PLoP Boot Manager CD that can be used to force boot from USB without BIOS access. This is also useful to boot a USB on computers with a system BIOS that does not natively support booting from removable USB devices.

Make a USB Boot CD for Linux Mint

Make a USB Boot CD for Linux Mint that can be used to USB boot Linux Mint from a flash memory stick. This is necessary for computers with a BIOS that does not natively support booting from USB.

Make a USB Boot CD for Ubuntu

Make a USB Boot CD for Ubuntu that can be used to boot your Ubuntu Live USB flash drive from a PC or Mac with a BIOS that doesn't natively support booting from USB devices. (the USB drivers are loaded from CD).

Make a USB Boot CD for Kubuntu

usb zip driveHow to create a USB Boot CD for Kubuntu. This can be used to boot a Kubuntu Live USB flash drive from a computer with a BIOS that does not natively support booting from USB.

Make a USB Boot CD for Xubuntu

How to Create a USB Boot CD for Xubuntu. The resulting disc can be used to boot a Xubuntu USB flash drive on computers with a BIOS that does not natively support booting from USB.

Make a USB Boot CD for CrunchBang Linux

This tutorial will guide you through creating a USB Boot CD that enables you to boot CrunchBang Linux from a USB flash drive on systems that don’t natively support USB booting. By using a GRUB bootloader on the CD, you can load the necessary USB drivers, locate, and extract the compressed filesystem from your flash drive, making CrunchBang Linux accessible even on older hardware.

SLAX USB Boot CD

SLAX Boot CDThe following SLAX USB Boot CD can be used to boot SLAX from a USB device on computers using a system bios that does not natively support booting from USB. It could also be used to boot SLAX Linux from a flash drive on an intel based Apple Mac, MacBook, or MacBook Pro that uses EFI instead of a bios.