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How do I run an ISO file ?

GoodEnough

GoodEnough

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Trying to run a network based restore disk for my Acer EasyStore HomeServer.

I popped in a new hard drive into the Acer.
Now, I run the restore disk from my desktop PC on the network.

I don't know how to run the restore disk ISO.
I unrar'ed it, and I don't see any kind of "setup.exe"

Do I really have to burn some DVD or CDR?
I haven't had those in a decade.
 
I'm thinking the Acer will recognize the disk and take over from there. In other words the restore process needs to be initiated from the Acer not your PC. I'm seeing on searches that you need to do a reset on the server with the button provided and then navigate to the source of the rescue disk. There must be a base OS embedded that is accessible in a browser that will allow for that functionality.

Or, maybe I'm just misunderstanding.

You probably should have kept this in one thread. I just saw your other one and I'm not going to check if I have given suggestions already covered.
 
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The setup guide tells you that this software will be installed from DVD. Since the software is designed to run from a client computer, you could use a program like Alcohol52 (my favorite) to create a virtual drive and run the ISO from that.

This probably would have been easier if you just continued it from your other thread.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2445121&highlight=

For those interested, here is the manual:
http://dl.owneriq.net/0/04a35254-5569-4fd6-8e19-8de568a77c69.pdf
 
I think I burned the ISO to a CDROM.
I will try to boot from that CDROM.
The CDROM runs off a client PC which is networked to the Acer Server.
I guess it detects the Acer, and then installs the OS over the network.
 
GoodEnough said:
Thanks, I did extract the ISO but have no idea how to run it.
It seems weird to burn a DVD just to run it.
But, maybe that makes sense, since it's got to run in DOS, and not WIN7 ?
Click to expand...

The manual I linked seemed to indicate that there is an executable on the DVD, so just run it in Windows. But I really am just guess at what ISO you have.
 
I'll explain it as simply as possible, and recommend software:

IMG burn is a good software to use for burning ISOs, or creating ISOs from disk images. Its got a very user friendly UI. Its broken down like "Create disk from ISO/image" or Create ISO/image from disk", or "Create ISO from files/folders" etc. There are different extensions for files that are effectively the same as "ISOs" .bin is one of the more common ones. You can handle .bin files the same way as .ISO files 99% of the time. .Bin files are often accompanied by a .cue file, and sometimes you might require the .cue file. There were a couple old emulators I remember that required you mount the .cue file and not the .bin file for it to work properly, but mounting the .bin file usually works.

Windows 10 has a built in way to mount ISO files to a virtual drive (right click ISO then select "mount"), but in Windows 7 I used Daemon tools Lite to do it. After you mount the ISO to a virtual drive, it should be listed under your devices & drives, and you can open it and run the setup the same way you would with a physical disk. All you do is drag the ISO into daemon tool's window to add it to the list, then select mount.

ISOs with regards to running emulators for console systems, PS1, PS2, etc can be ran directly from within the software.

If you're trying to run a Windows 10 ISO for example, don't try and mount it, just burn it to a disk using IMG burn software.

I create backups of my PC games by burning them to a bluray disk, so I don't have to download them again if I decide to do a fresh install, or build a new PC, etc. Providing they'll fit on a bluray disk of course. I recently made a backup ISO of skyrim, with the recent update + a ton of mods I use with img burn and burned it to a dual layer DVD. Using ISOs as a way to backup data is really smart.
 
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Thanks guys, I found a blank DVD and just burned the ISO.
I had no idea what .EXE to run so figured it was easier to just boot off it.
 
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