[HELP_AND_DOCUMENTATION]

COMPREHENSIVE USAGE GUIDE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

[SYSTEM_REQUIREMENTS]

MINIMUM

  • OS: WINDOWS 10 / MACOS 11 / LINUX (KERNEL 5.4+)
  • RAM: 2GB
  • DISK: 100MB FREE SPACE
  • USB: 2.0 PORT OR HIGHER

RECOMMENDED

  • RAM: 4GB OR MORE
  • USB: 3.0 PORT FOR FASTER SPEEDS

[QUICK_START]

01. LAUNCH_IXIO
02. SELECT_ISO_FILE (DRAG_AND_DROP OR FILE_PICKER)
03. CHOOSE_TARGET_USB_DEVICE
04. CLICK_FLASH_BUTTON
05. WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION
06. SAFELY_EJECT_USB

[SUPPORTED_FORMATS]

  • ISO - STANDARD ISO 9660 IMAGE FORMAT
  • IMG - RAW DISK IMAGE
  • ZIP - COMPRESSED ARCHIVES
  • GZ - GZIP COMPRESSED FILES
  • XZ - XZ COMPRESSED FILES
  • DMG - APPLE DISK IMAGES
  • VHD - VIRTUAL HARD DISK

[TROUBLESHOOTING]

USB_NOT_DETECTED

- ENSURE USB IS PROPERLY CONNECTED

- TRY DIFFERENT USB PORT

- CHECK IF DEVICE IS MOUNTED/LOCKED

FLASH_FAILS

- VERIFY ISO INTEGRITY VIA CHECKSUM

- ENSURE SUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS

-TRY REFORMATTING USB FIRST

SLOW_WRITE_SPEED

- CHECK USB VERSION (3.0 RECOMMENDED)

- TRY DIFFERENT USB PORT

- CLOSE OTHER DISK-INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS

BOOT_ISSUES

- VERIFY BIOS/UEFI BOOT ORDER

- ENSURE CORRECT PARTITION SCHEME (MBR/GPT)

- CHECK IF SECURE BOOT IS ENABLED

[FAQ]

IS_IXIO_FREE

YES. IXIO IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE UNDER GPT LICENSE.

WHICH_PLATFORMS_SUPPORTED

WINDOWS 10+, MACOS 11+, AND LINUX (KERNEL 5.4+)

CAN_I_FLASH_MULTIPLE_DEVICES

YES. IXIO SUPPORTS SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-DEVICE FLASHING WITH INDEPENDENT PROGRESS TRACKING.

HOW_TO_VERIFY_INTEGRITY

IXIO PROVIDES BUILT-IN CHECKSUM VERIFICATION (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512) BEFORE AND AFTER FLASHING.