Using Win32 Disk Imager to create multiple microSD cards

In some cases, you may want to create several microSD cards for your BeagleBoards, for example, if you have several BeagleBoards. You can repeat the MATLAB targetupdater procedure. Since you have downloaded the image file of the Linux operating system (Ubuntu 11.04), an alternative and quick way is the Win32 Disk Imager utility, which is an open source program for Windows to write images to or create images from SD cards.

Follow these steps to create your microSD card manually:

1. Download Win32 Disk Imager (a zip file) at sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/.

2. Unzip the file to a local folder and run the executable file Win32DiskImager.exe in the unzipped folder.

3. In the Win32 Disk Imager window, browse to the image file (usually a *.img file) that contains the operation system for the BeagleBoard. Select the right letter for your SD card (e.g. N:\ in the following figure).

   

4. Clicking on the Write button will write the image file to the...