{"id":908,"date":"2016-01-04T08:02:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T08:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/?p=908"},"modified":"2019-11-27T06:18:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T06:18:06","slug":"boot-vmware-virtual-machine-from-usb-drive-or-iso-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/boot-vmware-virtual-machine-from-usb-drive-or-iso-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Boot a VMware Virtual Machine from a USB Drive or ISO Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you use VMware to work on your physical computer, you may usually need to set a virtual machine to boot from a USB drive or an ISO image file, just like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/how-to-set-my-computer-or-laptop-boot-from-usb-drive-or-cd-rom\/\">setting a computer to boot from a USB drive or CD-ROM<\/a>. Now this page takes VMware Workstation as an example to show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/boot-vmware-virtual-machine-from-usb-drive-or-iso-image\">how to boot a virtual machine from a USB drive or ISO image<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Part 1: Boot a virtual machine from a USB drive<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Connect a USB drive to your physical computer&#8217;s disc drive.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Launch VMware Workstation and then on the menu bar click <strong>File -&gt; Open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-open.jpg\"> Open&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Then navigate to and open the target virtual machine you need to boot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-virtual-machine.png\" alt=\"Open virtual machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-virtual-machine.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-virtual-machine-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Make sure the virtual machine is power off. Click <strong>VM \u2013Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/settings.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/settings.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/settings-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/> Settings&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: After the Virtual Machine Settings dialog opens, click on <strong>Hard Disk (SCSI)<\/strong> and then click <strong>Add<\/strong>. Then select <strong>Hard Disk<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"548\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-hard-disk.png\" alt=\"Add hard disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-hard-disk.png 660w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-hard-disk-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Select <strong>Use a physical disk (for advanced users)<\/strong> and then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-physical-disk.jpg\" alt=\"Use physical disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-physical-disk.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-physical-disk-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Choose <strong>PhysicalDrive1<\/strong> from the drop-down and then click <strong>Next<\/strong>. Then click <strong>Finish<\/strong>. Finally, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/select-device.jpg\" alt=\"Select device\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/select-device.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/select-device-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 8: After your physical USB drive is connected to the virtual machine, click <strong>VM -&gt; Power -&gt; Power On to BIOS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/power-to-bios.png\" alt=\"Power on virtual machine to BIOS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/power-to-bios.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/power-to-bios-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 9: After the virtual machine boots into BIOS setup, select the <strong>Boot<\/strong> tab by the<strong> \u2192<\/strong> or <strong>\u2190 <\/strong>keys on your keyboard. Then move the <strong>Hard Drive<\/strong> to the first place and move the <strong>VMware Virtual SCSI Hard Drive (0:1)<\/strong> to the first order. Finally, press <strong>F10<\/strong> and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> to save the changes and exit the BIOS interface. Then the virtual machine should boot from the USB drive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-usb.png\" alt=\"Make USB drive first boot order\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-usb.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-usb-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Part 2: Boot a virtual machine from an ISO image<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Open the virtual machine and don\u2019t power on it.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Click <strong>VM- Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Click <strong>CD\/DVD (IDE<\/strong>) and then click <strong>Add<\/strong>. Then select <strong>CD\/DVD Drive<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"548\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-cd-dvd-drive.png\" alt=\"Add CD\/DVD drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-cd-dvd-drive.png 660w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/add-cd-dvd-drive-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Select <strong>Use ISO image<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-iso-image.jpg\" alt=\"Use ISO image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-iso-image.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/use-iso-image-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Click <strong>Browse\u2026<\/strong>. Then navigate to the path to the ISO image file; select it and then click <strong>Open<\/strong> to add the ISO image file to the virtual machine. Then click <strong>Finish<\/strong> and <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-iso-image-1.png\" alt=\"Open ISO image file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-iso-image-1.png 442w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/open-iso-image-1-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Power on the virtual machine to BIOS.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Select the <strong>Boot<\/strong> tab. Move the <strong>CD-ROM Drive<\/strong> to the first place. Press <strong>F10<\/strong> and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> to save the changes. Then the virtual machine will boot from the ISO image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-iso-image.png\" alt=\"Boot virtual machine from iso image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-iso-image.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/boot-vm-from-iso-image-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The above is just how to set an existing VMware virtual machine to boot from a USB drive or ISO image file. However, if you use different virtual machine software such as VMware Player, Virtual Box, the steps may differ slightly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you use VMware to work on your physical computer, you may usually need to set a virtual machine to boot from a USB drive or an ISO image file, just like setting a computer to boot from&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boot a VMware Virtual Machine from a USB Drive or ISO Image<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are using a VMware virtual 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