Here is the Lenovo Miix 320 Boot from USB guide which can work for Windows and Linux. So without wasting time lets discuss USB boot guide for your Lenovo Miix 320.
What is Boot from USB?
- It is a process of starting a Computer operating system from the USB drive.
- Booting from USB enables to get booting information in a USB rather than using a hard disk or the CD drive.
- All new operating systems support to boot from USB in Lenovo Miix 320.
About Lenovo Miix 320
- Lenovo Miix 320 comes with a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels.
- It is powered by Intel Atom x5 Z8350 Processor with the RAM of 2GB DDR3 RAM and the storage of 128GB.
- Lenovo Miix 320 has a battery life of 10 hours.
- Lastly, Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition is pre-installed.
Full Specs
Advantages of Booting from USB?
There are many advantages of Booting from USB over other booting options such as DVD and other which are discussed below,
- No need to purchase any blank CD and you can fill your own stuff along with the ISO file.
- USB Drives are reusable
- Faster read and write than CD
- Very convenient and portable
Disadvantages of Booting from USB
- Booting from USB is depended on the Hardware such as BIOS, motherboard and flash drive model as it may be working with one computer and refuses to another.
- CD has wider support and USB boot functionality is not available for may operating system.
Ways to Boot From USB in Lenovo Miix 320
1. Lenovo Miix 320 USB using Rufus
Download Rufus- After installing Rufus simply select the ISO file from the file manager and accept all settings when the popup window appears.
- Select MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI and If your laptop has UEFI bios then select the other two options.
- For the Filesystem select NTFS option and select if your PC has UEFI bios then select FAT32.
- The default Cluster size option should be selected.
- Make sure all three options including Quick Format, Create a Bootable disk using and Create extended labels and icon files are selected.
- Finally, start the process and this software will automatically format and create bootable USB flash drive.
2. Lenovo Miix 320 Boot from USB using Unetbootin
UNetbootin enables you to create a bootable USB drive for Live operating system for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. To create a Bootable Live USB drive follow the instructions below,
Download UNetbootin for Windows- UNetbootin installs the Linux Distros ISO files for you if you want to use your own downloaded ISO file then follow instructions below,
- To use already downloaded ISO file select the disk image option and provide the location of the file by clicking “…”.
- After selecting the Linux Distribution or ISO file Format your USB drive as FAT32.
- Target the USB drive on your Lenovo Miix 320 and click on OK.
- The process will automatically start and in case the installation doesn’t complete you can reformat USB as FAT32.
3. By using Universal USB Installer
Download Universal USB Installer- Using the Universal USB Installer is the easiest way to create a live Linux USB or bootable USB.
- All you need to do is selecting the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, finally, Click Install.
- The process will automatically start and you will receive a ready bootable USB Flash Drive.
Change boot-order to boot from USB in Lenovo Miix 320
- You will need to update BIOS to the latest version
- Turn your Lenovo Miix 320 off
- Now connect the bootable USB stick to the port.
- To enter into BIOS press Power + volume up as BIOS keys.
- Now Turn secure boot off.
- Save and Exit
- Restart, Boot again and press Fn + F12 to get a list of bootable options.
- Finally, Reboot your Laptop
Read also – Common Lenovo Miix 320 Problems and their solutions
Now what? Read some installation guides,
- How to install Windows 7 in Lenovo Miix 320 from USB
- How to install Ubuntu on Lenovo Miix 320 + Dual Boot Windows
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