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====Step1: Requirements ====

This page describe how to download and install the image on a M.2 NVME SSD and boot on ROCK Pi 4. You need at least the following.

* ROCK Pi 4 board with power supply
* A M.2 NVME SSD
* NVMe USB3 reader
* A PC/laptop running Windows or Linux or MacOS who has M.2 port

====Step 2: Download necessary tools and image ====

* Etcher is the tool we use to write image. Download the right Etcher for your PC from [[Rockpi4/downloads]] page and install it. Check [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/ Etcher website]] for more info about Etcher.
* Choose the image you want to install from [[Rockpi4/downloads]] page and unzip it. The unzipped image name is like below:

rockpi4_debian_stretch_lxde_armhf_20181105_2120-gpt.img

We will use it for the writing.

====Step 3: Write the image to M.2 NVME SSD and run system on it====

1. Insert the M.2 NVME SSD to host computer.

2. Run the application, for example, by executing the command on Ubuntu 16.04:

$ /bin/bash etcher-etcher-electron-1.4.5-x86_64.AppImage

3. In the etcher window, we click button Select image.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_image.png]]

4. In the etcher window, we click button Select Drive.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_driver.png]]

5. In the etcher window, we click button Flash.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_flash_button.png]]

6. In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!

[[File:linux_etcher_show_complete.png]]

Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on M.2 NVME SSD.

You also use dd command to write image to M.2 NVME SSD too.

*Write the image to M.2 NVME SSD using dd command.

sudo dd if=rockpi4_debian_stretch_lxde_armhf_20181105_2120-gpt.img of=/dev/(your M.2 NVME SSD name)

And then you can run system on M.2 NVME SSD, if you don't known what to do click [https://wiki.radxa.com/Rockpi4/Linux_system_runs_on_M.2_NVME_SSD here]

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