Question Installing windows from usb drive

[zehk0ky]

Hello everyone,

I have old motherboard that is P35-DS3L i dont have optical drive to install windows, i can use only usb drive but i dont know how to format it and make it work

in bios i have options usb-hdd and usb-rom as options to use, i used rufus to format usb but when i do so windows doesnt start loading, pls help

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Have a go through this guide;

Enable USB Boot in Gigabyte Motherboard

I’ve got this Gigabyte Motherboard GA-P35-DS3L (rev. 2.0) in my old desktop running Q6600 Quad Code CPU and 4GB RAM. I’ve used this computer for last 5 years and to be honest, it’…

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[zehk0ky]

i formated it for MBR partition cheme and target system bios is that good?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Hello everyone,

I have old motherboard that is P35-DS3L i dont have optical drive to install windows, i can use only usb drive but i dont know how to format it and make it work

in bios i have options usb-hdd and usb-rom as options to use, i used rufus to format usb but when i do so windows doesnt start loading, pls help

Everything you need to know is linked on this page. No third party software required.

 

[zehk0ky]

I installed it, thanks for help!