2.2. Installation from a Hard Drive
You may install from a hard drive that contains the ISO image
files for the Fedora discs. The hard drive may be internal to the
computer or attached by USB. 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.
![[Note]](./stylesheet-images/note.png) | 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 fdisk utility.
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You cannot use ISO files on partitions controlled by LVM (Logical
Volume Management). Refer to Section 6.2, “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.
