Preparing your SD Card

Preparing your SD Card

How to download and flash an SD card for your device

To prepare an SD card to use in your device you will need
  1. An SD Card (Minimum 8GB)
  2. A copy of either Balena Etcher, Win32DiskImager or Raspberry Pi Imager


  3. Download the required image from the Zega Mame Gear, Zega Mame Boy or Desktop Arcade download page



  1. Once downloaded, right click the file and select 'Extract here' to unzip the file to your computer.




  2. You should now see two files


Win32DiskImager

  1. Open Win32DiskImager


  1. Click the Browse icon to locate the downloaded image and select the file


  1. Select the correct drive containing the SD Card


  1. Click 'Write'


Once the write has finished, safely eject the SD Card

Balena Etcher

  1. Open Balena Etcher and click 'Flash from file'


  1. Locate the saved, unzipped image file and open it


  1. Click 'Select Target'


  1. Ensure you select the correct drive containing your SD card


  1. Click 'Flash!'


Ensure you safely eject the SD card once the process is complete

Raspberry Pi Imager

  1. Open Raspberry Pi Imager
  2. Select 'Choose OS'



  3. Select 'Use custom'



  4. Locate the previously downloaded and unzipped file



  5. Click 'Choose Storage'



  6. Select the drive containing your SD Card



  7. Click 'Write'



  8. Click 'Yes'



  9. Wait for the Write process to complete



  10. Once complete, you may remove the SD Card



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