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Favorite Youtube Videos of the week Thread!!!

When my old Startech virtual iso died last december, I ordered the IODD ST300.

I use it with a cheap 256gb ssd, and it's a wonderful tool!

I had some problems with Ventoy on my external nvme and some recent uefi systems, but the IODD ST300 works everytime.

I recommend!
 
djbrad said:
When my old Startech virtual iso died last december, I ordered the IODD ST300.

I use it with a cheap 256gb ssd, and it's a wonderful tool!

I had some problems with Ventoy on my external nvme and some recent uefi systems, but the IODD ST300 works everytime.

I recommend!
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You knew about it and didn't share!

😉
 
I still need to test the virtual hard drive function.

If I understand well, it can emulate an usb hard drive from a vhd file (boot a whole linux system from vhd).
 
djbrad said:
I still need to test the virtual hard drive function.

If I understand well, it can emulate an usb hard drive from a vhd file (boot a whole linux system from vhd).
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That's one of those extra features that sold me, beyond replacing a bunch of USB keys. With VHDs I can bring a Full OS to any PC, even if it *Doesn't* have UEFI (because it fully emulates a native CD or HDD drive), for whatever purposes I need. Could have a ln installed Win11 image full of hardware testing apps to stress test builds, without having to install windows and apps individually (or with Ninite.com, still a fantastic site & tool btw). Dam good idea! Like I said, it took only a few seconds for me to be totally sold on it, a second more to press "buy it now" haha.
 
djbrad said:
I still need to test the virtual hard drive function.

If I understand well, it can emulate an usb hard drive from a vhd file (boot a whole linux system from vhd).
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how do you setup a virtual drive? if I recall correctly from an article I read in the last couple of months, using one of these is a replacement to using VM's. right or wrong?
 
From what I read, you need to create an empty vhd file from their software (or maybe bring your own), and then load it the same as you do with isos from the menu.

Then you can install to or boot from, like a usb hdd.
 
Well, that test was fast and easy.

I already had a virtualbox machine with LinuxMint 22.

Cloned the vdi hard drive to vhd from the virtualbox menu, copied that vhd file to the iodd st300, and loaded the file from the lcd menu.

Rebooted my computer, asked my uefi boot menu and selected the new iodd vhdd line.

It just... worked. 🤯
 
djbrad said:
Well, that test was fast and easy.

I already had a virtualbox machine with LinuxMint 22.

Cloned the vdi hard drive to vhd from the virtualbox menu, copied that vhd file to the iodd st300, and loaded the file from the lcd menu.

Rebooted my computer, asked my uefi boot menu and selected the new iodd vhdd line.

It just... worked. 🤯
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from what you say here, it sounds like the virtual drive can load itself from start without the need to boot off your existing / primary OS like a virtual machine?
 
Yes, the VHD is loaded from the UEFI boot menu, like any bootable usb flash drive.

No need to boot the primary os. It's a usb hard drive / flash drive / floppy emulator.
 
Izerous said:
Video is mehh but he brings up an amazing little tool part way through. At the 8:30ish mark

Bootable virtual ODD for computers. IODD ST300. Us peons messing around with rufus and such and he is using an optical drive emulator that he can lre select the image on the device then boot the computer to see the image he selected.
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I've been using one of these for a couple months now thanks to an employee that brought it to my attention. In addition to multiple bootable images, it has the added bonus on on-device encryption. Allows me to have client data on an external drive that isn't a data breach if lost. And the randomized keypad means that even if someone across a coffee shop watched me put my pin code in and then managed to steal it, the random key layout means they have no idea what my pin is.

In short, I can not recommend this enclosure enough.

*EDIT* I have the IODD ST400, which is the big brother. I don't believe the ST300 allows for encryption.
 
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