Creating an Installation USB Flash Drive

Creating an Installation USB Flash Drive

Create an installation USB flash drive before starting the installation of a new system on the tablet.
Before you begin, request software for your tablet by visiting Zebra Support and Downloads at zebra.com/support and download the software to a host computer.
Make sure the entire file downloads completely. Partial downloads may corrupt the device.
  1. Insert a 16 GB or larger USB flash drive into a host computer.
  2. From Windows Explorer right-click on the USB flash drive and select
    Format
    .
    Format USB Flash Drive screen
    Only FAT32 format is recognized by the system BIOS.
  3. In the File system drop down menu, select
    FAT32
    .
  4. In the Volume label text box, enter BOOTME.
  5. Click
    Start
    . A warning appears; click
    OK
    to proceed.
  6. Click
    OK
    when the format is complete and confirmation dialogs appear.
  7. Using
    Windows Explorer
    , extract the software file you downloaded into a folder.
  8. Copy the entire contents of the folder to the formatted flash drive.
  9. Ensure that all the files are copied successfully and then safely unmount the USB drive.