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==Create an SDI File on Your Development Computer==

On the Start menu, click All Programs, point to Microsoft Windows Embedded Studio, and then click SDI Loader.

The Storage Device Image Loader dialog box appears.

* Click Add Disk.
* Specify a new file name, for example "recovery.sdi."
* Click Open, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to create the file.
* Specify the size of disk that you want to create to hold your run-time image, and then click OK. (490MB MAX!)

Found New Hardware notifications appear in the Taskbar notification area for the new SDI disk and disk drives.

* Click Done.

==Initialize the SDI file as a disk drive==

* On the Start menu, click Control Panel, and then double-click Administrative Tools.
* Double-click Computer Management, and then click Disk Management.
* The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears.
* Click Next to accept the defaults, and then click Finish to complete the wizard.

==Create a Partition on the SDI file==

*In the bottom pane of the Computer Management window, locate the new disk you just created. Right-click the area where Unallocated appears, and then click New Partition.
* Create a primary boot partition, using the default value.
* Specify partition size. Accept the default value, which will be slightly smaller than the size you specified for the SDI file you created in the previous procedure).
* Assign a drive letter. Accept the default value, or change if needed).
* Specify the file system. Accept the default value, NTFS.
* Format the partition by selecting Perform a quick format and Enable compression on partition.
* Click Next, and then click Finish.
* Right-click the new volume, and then click Mark Partition as Active.

You should now have a drive with a drive letter, ready to receive your image.

==Copy the Master Image to the SDI File/Mounted Drive==

At this stage, you are using the SDI file you created as a mounted drive, It appears in My Computer as a drive, and you can add files to it.

* Locate the folder or drive that contains your master image (for example, C:\WinPE ), and copy the contents of that folder to the mounted SDI disk drive you just created (For example G:\).

==Dismount the SDI disk from your computer==

* On the Start menu, click All Programs, point to Microsoft Windows Embedded Studio, and then click SDI Loader.
* Select the image you want to remove, and then click Remove Disk.

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* In the Taskbar notification area, right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon to dismount the SDI file.

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