Creating And Burning A Bootable Disc - Nero 9 Manual

8.3

Creating And Burning a Bootable Disc

To create a bootable disc, proceed as follows:
1.
Click the New button in the main Nero Burning ROM screen.
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The New Compilation window is opened.
2.
If you want to create a bootable CD, select the entry CD from the combo box and the entry
CD-ROM (Boot) from the selection list.
If you want to create a bootable DVD, select the entry DVD from the combo box and the en-
try DVD-ROM (Boot) from the selection list.
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The tabs for the bootable disc are displayed; the Boot tab is in front.
3.
If the template data for the bootable disc should originate from a logical drive:
Select the Bootable logical drive option button in the Source of boot image data area.
1.
Select the entry you want from the drop-down menu.
2.
4.
If the template data for the bootable disc should originate from an image file:
Select the Image file option button in the Source of boot image data area.
1.
Click the Browse button and select the desired image file.
2.
Select the language that should appear while the system is booting from the Boot locale
3.
drop-down menu.
Select the Enable expert features check box and select the emulation type for the image
4.
file from the Emulation type drop-down menu.
5.
Select any other options required on the tabs.
6.
Click the New button.
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The selection screen is displayed.
7.
Select the files/folders that should be written to the ISO part of the bootable disc and drag
them into the compilation area.
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The files/folders are displayed in the compilation area and the capacity bar indicates how
much storage space is required on the disc. You have now created the bootable disc and
can start the burn process.
If the logical drive you want does not appear in the drop-down menu, the rea-
son for this is that the drive is bigger than the space available on the disc. Plea-
se note that for operating systems such as Microsoft
need to have administrator rights in order to be able to access drives directly,
which you will need to do if you are to create bootable discs.
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