Creating an Installation USB Flash Drive Greater than 32GB

Creating an Installation USB Flash Drive Greater than 32GB

Before you begin, download the software for your device by visiting Zebra Support and Downloads at zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads/tablets/et60w-et65w.html.
Make sure the entire file downloads completely. Partial downloads may corrupt the device.
  1. Insert a USB flash drive that is larger than 32GB into a host computer.
  2. Select Start (icon) >
    All apps
    .
  3. Scroll down and select
    Windows Tools
    .
  4. Right-click on
    Command Prompt
    and select
    Run as administrator
    .
  5. Touch
    Yes
    .
    The
    Administrator: Command Prompt
    window displays.
  6. Type:
    diskpart
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  7. Type:
    list disk
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
    A list of displays.
    command prompt window
  8. Type:
    select disk <disk number>
    , where
    <disk number>
    is the USB drive in the list. For example
    select disk 1
    .
  9. Press the
    Enter
    key.
  10. Type:
    clean
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
    This erases all partitions on the USB drive.
  11. Type:
    create partition primary size=30000
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  12. Type:
    format fs=fat32 quick label=BOOTME
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  13. Type:
    assign
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  14. Type:
    active
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  15. Type:
    exit
    , then press the
    Enter
    key.
  16. Using
    Windows Explorer
    , extract the software files you downloaded into a folder.
  17. Copy only the contents of the extracted parent folder to the root of the formatted USB flash drive.
  18. Ensure all the files are copied successfully.
  19. Safely unmount the USB flash drive.
  20. Using
    Windows Explorer
    , extract the software files you downloaded into a folder.
  21. Copy all the contents of the folder to the formatted USB flash drive.