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| + | == How to use == | ||
| + | * There are three modes: | ||
| + | ** Hard drive - works like an external hard drive | ||
| + | ** ODD - Virtual CD only (recommended for installing) | ||
| + | ** Dual mode - Virtual CD and external hard drive at the same time (handy for recovering files) | ||
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| + | ===Copy an ISO to the drive=== | ||
| + | * Plug it into any computer | ||
| + | * Put it into HDD or Dual mode | ||
| + | * Copy the .iso file to the _iso directory on the drive | ||
| + | * Done! | ||
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| + | ===Boot off an iso=== | ||
| + | * Plug into the server your booting | ||
| + | * During POST select your iso, then middle click to select it | ||
| + | ** if you don't see the cd icon (o inside an O) it's not mounted, middle click again | ||
| + | * Select a boot device on the computer | ||
| + | ** Most of the time you can just select CDROM | ||
| + | ** I have found a few BIOS's that will only boot off one CD ROM at a time, if that's the case you must go into the BIOS and put the Valman Virtual CDROM above the built in IDE or SATA one. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 29 May 2012
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How to use
- There are three modes:
- Hard drive - works like an external hard drive
- ODD - Virtual CD only (recommended for installing)
- Dual mode - Virtual CD and external hard drive at the same time (handy for recovering files)
Copy an ISO to the drive
- Plug it into any computer
- Put it into HDD or Dual mode
- Copy the .iso file to the _iso directory on the drive
- Done!
Boot off an iso
- Plug into the server your booting
- During POST select your iso, then middle click to select it
- if you don't see the cd icon (o inside an O) it's not mounted, middle click again
- Select a boot device on the computer
- Most of the time you can just select CDROM
- I have found a few BIOS's that will only boot off one CD ROM at a time, if that's the case you must go into the BIOS and put the Valman Virtual CDROM above the built in IDE or SATA one.
