1. Dual MBR/BIOS GPT/UEFI USB device

Creation of a bootable custom Hirens BootCD PE USB device with MBR partition table

  • Attach an empty external USB device.

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Prompt with administrative privileges.

diskpart
list disk
select disk #                                   (1)
clean
clean                                           (2)

format fs=ntfs quick
active
exit

label X: Hirens-BootCD-PE
1 Replace # by the appropriate disk nr.
2 If previous command failed.

  • Start Windows Explorer.

  • Extract the HBCD_PE_x64-1.0.8.iso image to the X:\ folder.

  • Close Windows Explorer.

  • Detach the external USB device.

  • Note: Copy the HBCD_PE_x64-1.0.8.iso file from the network share to the local drive because Rufus does not recognise network drives.

  • Start Rufus with administrative privileges.

  • Attach an empty external USB device.

  • Select the external USB device.

  • Click SELECT.

  • Select the HBCD_PE_x64-1.0.8.iso file.

  • Click Open.

Device                                  NO_LABEL
Boot selection                          HBCD_PE_x64-1.0.8.iso
Partition scheme                        GPT
Target system                           UEFI (non CSM)

□ List USB Hard Drives
□ Add fixes for old BIOSes (extra partition, align, etc.)
□ Enable runtime UEFI media validation

Volume label                            HBCD_PE_x64
File system                             FAT32 (Default)
Cluster size                            8192 bytes (Default)

■ Quick format
■ Create extended label and icon files
□ Check device for bad blocks           1 pass

  • Click START.

  • Click OK to confirm.

  • Wait about 4 minutes for Rufus to finish.

  • Detach the external USB device.

  • Click CLOSE to close Rufus.