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i don't have any big enough flash drives(i have a 4gb one but it says that it's only of 3.7gb and win 8.1 doesn't fit) but i have a 8gb microsd card with an sd adapter which i can use

can i do it?

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You can...

But it is hella difficult

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You can...

But it is hella difficult

how so?

can't i use a program like rufus?

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how so?

can't i use a program like rufus?

The SD Card format is in SDFS, which is bootable, or mass writable.

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You can reformat it to the same format a usb boot disk uses, but honestly its almost more of a pain than the 10 dollar usb replacement is worth.

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Yes, It'll work.

 

Just use Rufus s/w.

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rufus ftw put it in a usb card reader

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If you have a card reader that uses a usb port and is like a flash drive (that look) then probably.

If you have a card reader in your lap top, I don't think it can, most lap tops need a driver for that card reader.

 

Well just try it and tell us if it works and how did you do it :lol:

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If you have a card reader that uses a usb port and is like a flash drive (that look) then probably.

If you have a card reader in your lap top, I don't think it can, most lap tops need a driver for that card reader.

 

Well just try it and tell us if it works and how did you do it :lol:

 

 

rufus ftw put it in a usb card reader

 

 

i don't have a usb card reader but i think that it will work

rufus doesn't recognize the sd card but i'll format it using cmd and i'll get it work. if it doesn't i'll get a flash drive from a friend tomorrow(it's not that urgent and it's 11pm here)

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i don't have a usb card reader but i think that it will work

rufus doesn't recognize the sd card but i'll format it using cmd and i'll get it work. if it doesn't i'll get a flash drive from a friend tomorrow(it's not that urgent and it's 11pm here)

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Yeap, that's the best idea, just get one from a friend and do it properly.

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Depends on your BIOS.

If your BIOS doesn't support it, you can try installing Plop Boot Manager on one of your smaller flash drives (or a CD). It acts as a shim for booting from devices your BIOS does not support. Never used it with a card reader before, but it's definitely worth a try.

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