Can DVD+R hold .iso files and boot up via to bios?

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Noah R picture Noah R · Jan 21, 2011 · Viewed 17.3k times · Source

This seems like a stupid question, I know, but can I take a DVD+R and use that as a .iso image DVD and then boot a program from the bios with it? If not, what type of CD do I need?

Answer

Saggio picture Saggio · Jan 21, 2011

AFAIK, the type of medium the ISO file is on is irrelevant so long as it is a bootable ISO.

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