But some intrepid developers over on enthusiast forum AVIC411 have discovered a way to boot software directly from the SD card slot on Pioneer's NEX series of aftermarket Android Auto head units.

What Is A Bootable SD Card? Bootable SD cards are essentially SD cards that have been configured with an image of an operating system. Once a bootable SD is connected to the computer, the system ...

Boot from an SD Memory Card This is so cool that I'm just sitting here giggling about it. Many newer computers, with newer BIOS, are able to boot from a flash memory card.

Throw away all your bootable CDs, as a nifty application, called DriveDroid, allows Android users to boot almost any operating system right from the portable gadget.

Hackers at xda-developers have found a new hack that concerns Samsung's Exynos-based devices. This hack would allow users to boot their devices with an open source bootloader directly from the SD ...

The cool kids over at xda-developers have put up a tutorial on how to partition an SD card to run both Windows Phone 7 and Android.

For example, $5 gets you gratitude and a special badge on the forums, while $10 or $17 gets you an 8GB or 16GB (respectively) bootable SD card preloaded with a bootable Linux image you can use on ...

For computers, however, you first need to ensure that the hardware supports booting from an SD card. Otherwise, you won't be able to load the OS from your bootable SD card.