help! How to convert bootable diskette image and bootable CD image to bootable flash/usb stick?

[cfman]

Hi all,

I am trying to upgrade my system and run some diagnostics of my memory.

Both the BIOS upgrade and the memtest software needs to create bootable
floppy diskette and/or bootable CD.

They provided image file with suffix : "*.ima",

However I don't have a floppy diskette and I don't have a CD burner.

I have a SanDisk Audio player/recorder which is also a 1GB USB drive.

Also a lot times I have to boot from non-harddisk to check systems.

So how can I burn the floppy disk image and bootable CD image into my
flash/usb drive stick so that it is bootable?

I've already made sure the my BIOS allows booting from USB drive.

Thanks a lot!

 

[cfman]

Sorry, the bootable CD image for the BIOS upgrade is a "ISO" file, and it
includes a "ima" file...

 

[Kenny]

Try extracting the ISO to a usable form with IsoBuster or similar then copy
the extracted files to the flash drive.
I believe WinRar can extract ISO's also.

 

[cfman]

Yes, I've used WinRAR. After extract, I got a "ima" and a few other files,
as I've reported before.

But copying these a few files along with the "ima" file will make USB drive
bootable?

I don't think so. I believe I need more steps to make the USB drive
bootable.

I think this "ima" file is an image file and should be burned to the USB
drive in some way...

 

[Andy]

Try using Option 2 at WeetHet - Boot from USB Flash drive
<http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.php>

 

[ju.c]

Please include the older postings, too. Thanks.