Boot from USB without BIOS Support via PLoP CD

Boot from USB without BIOS Support

In the following tutorial, we explain how to create a PLoP Boot Manager CD that can be used to boot from your USB Flash Drive. This is useful for computers that do not support booting from USB in BIOS. The PLoP Boot Manager created by Elmar Hanlhofer, works by first loading essential USB drivers, CD/DVD drivers, and Hard Disk Drivers. The user is then presented with a (Boot Menu) menu of possible boot devices detected by PLoP. The user can then proceed to select a device to try and boot from.

PLoP Boot Manager (Boot Menu)

Distribution Home Page: PLoP Boot Manager

How to Create a PLoP Boot Manager CD

1. Download PLoP Boot manager, and extract the files from the Zip to your Desktop
2. Burn the plpbt.iso to a CD using your favorite CD/DVD burning software
3. Insert your Newly created PLoP Boot CD and your pre-prepared Linux USB Flash Drive
4. Reboot your PC and set your System BIOS to boot from the CD

If all goes as planned, you should now be presented with an alternate Boot Manager similar to the one pictured above that can be used to boot your USB Flash Drive or other device.

Enjoy!!!!