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- | Microsoft Windows has no built in programs for copying drive images to drives. You will need to use an images program. | + | Microsoft Windows has no built in programs for copying drive images to drives. You will need to use an image program. |
- | The best program we have found for the is [[http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/|alex's USB Image Tool]] | + | The best program we have found for this is [[http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/|alex's USB Image Tool]] |
[[http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/download/|DOWNLOAD]] | [[http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/download/|DOWNLOAD]] | ||
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You will also need to decompress the image. The best tool for this is [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7-zip]] | You will also need to decompress the image. The best tool for this is [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7-zip]] | ||
- | - 1. Decompress the image using 7-zip | + | - Decompress the image using 7-zip |
- | - 2. Run alex's USB Image Tool (as administrator) and copy the image to a CF card of the type that fits into your ARM unit. | + | - Run alex's USB Image Tool (as administrator) and copy the image to a CF card of the type that fits into your ARM unit. |
__**Note**__ : Use the fattest CF card you have. It will make Linux boot faster and run faster. | __**Note**__ : Use the fattest CF card you have. It will make Linux boot faster and run faster. |