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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 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.
    
      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 fdisk utility.
    
| ![[Important]](./stylesheet-images/important.png) | Cannot Install from LVM Partitions | 
|---|---|
| You cannot use ISO files on partitions controlled by LVM (Logical Volume Management). | 
      Select the partition containing the ISO files from the list of
      available partitions. Internal IDE, SATA, SCSI, and USB drive
      device names begin with /dev/sd. Each
      individual drive has its own letter, for example
      /dev/sda. 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. The following table shows some examples of how to enter this information:
| Partition type | Volume | Original path to files | Directory to use | 
|---|---|---|---|
| VFAT, NTFS | D:\ | D:\Downloads\F8 | Downloads/F8 | 
| ext2, ext3 | /home | /home/user1/F8 | user1/F8 | 
Select to continue. Proceed with Chapter 7, Welcome Dialog.