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How do you unlock USB memory stick on Mac?
The USB flash drive on your MAC does not lock. To remove the USB drive just firmly hold it and gently pull from the socket. Flash drives are a very convenient way to save data from your hard drive.
Can a Mac boot from a usb 2.0 Hard drive?
A recent Mac with an Intel processor can boot from a USB 2.0 Hard drive. Earlier Macs could only boot from a Firewire Hard drive. When you turn on the Mac hold down the Option (alt) key. This will cause the Mac to scan for all available bootable drives. Select the one you want to boot from and it will start up from that drive.
How do you run an operating system solely from a usb flash drive?
Please see the related link below for an example of running ubuntu Linux from a usb flash drive. Linux is installed on the usb drive allowing you to boot directly from it.
Can you install an operating system on a USB Flash drive?
There is no reason you cannot load an operating system on a flash drive. However, getting the computer to recognize the flash drive and boot from it could be an issue.
How does one use a flash memory drive for a mac that has no flash memory drive slot?
One would need to buy a USB Flash card reader. they are cheap enough. dont forget to look for a "compatible with MAC" Logo.
How can you get ubuntu to install from a flash drive?
Get unetbootin from ubuntu's website. Select the ISO from your hard drive then reboot and boot from USB! Voila!
Why is your flash drive not being recognized on your mac?
There are many reasons why your USB flash drive may be not recognised by your Mac, one of the following may apply; - Incorrectly formatted flash drive - Damaged flash module - Corrupted data - USB flash drive detection disabled on your account You should try and use your flash drive on another computer to see if the problem lies with the flash drive, or your Mac. If the flash drive works on another computer, you should check your system permissions, contact your system administrator, or check that the actual flash drive isn't being detected using Disk Utility. If the flash drive does not work on another computer (try both Windows and Mac OS computers), the problem most likely lies in the flash drive itself and should probably be repaired and/or replaced.
Can you boot a Windows setup program from a USB Flash drive?
You could boot it, but it would never get beyond the initial stages. The setup program looks for the CD after it starts so it can read the rest of the files. Since it does not know how to read a USB Flash drive, it will not find the files it is looking for and will fail.
Who is the creator is the USB flash drive?
the creator of the usb flash drive is Dov Moran
If you don't have a high speed internet connection or CD burner what is another way to get Linux?
Boot it from a usb flash drive
What is usb flash memory typically known as?
a flash drive or pen drive, or possibly a USB key
Whats the statement about a USB flash memory drive?
A USB flash memory drive is a removable hardware device
