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Once you have booted your computer, you may use ISO image files of the Fedora discs to continue the installation process. The ISO files must be located on a hard drive that is either internal to the computer, or attached to the machine by USB. You can use this option to install Fedora Core on computers that have neither a network connection nor CD or DVD drives.
      The partition on the hard drive holding the ISO files must be
      formatted with the
      
      
      ext2,
      
      
      ext3 or
      
      
      vfat file system. In Fedora,
      vfat includes a range
      of file systems, such as FAT-16 and FAT-32, found on most
      removable media. External hard drives usually contain
      vfat (FAT-32) file
      systems. Some Microsoft Windows systems also use
      vfat file systems on
      internal hard disk partitions.
    
![]()  | FAT-16, FAT-32, and vfat | 
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        Before you begin installation from a hard drive, check the
        partition type to ensure that Fedora can read it. To check a
        partition's file system under Windows, use the Disk
        Management tool. To check a partition's file
        system under Linux, use the   | 
You cannot use ISO files on partitions controlled by LVM (Logical Volume Management). Refer to Section 5.1, “General Information on Partitions” for more information about file systems.
If you choose this option, the following screen appears:
      Select the partition containing the ISO files from the list of
      available partitions. Internal IDE drive device names begin with
      /dev/hd. SCSI or USB drive device names begin
      with /dev/sd. Each individual drive has its
      own letter, for example /dev/hda. Each
      partition on a drive is numbered, for example
      /dev/sda1.
    
Also specify the Directory holding images. Enter the full directory path from the drive that contains the ISO image files.
Select OK to continue.