In this video tutorial we demonstrate the top three (3) methods for writing an SD card image using completely free software tools - "Win32 Disk Imager" , "Etcher Portable" & "Unix DD Utility". Writing or flashing an image to the SD Card using a powerful disk imaging tool will perform a low level block copy. This process will completely overwrite any contents including the boot sector, partition table or any partitions.
All three (3) of these methods will enable you to successfully write an image to an SD card. However, Etcher Portable is the most compatible and easy to use software tool. Our preferred method is with the dd command utility included in most UNIX distributions. Because of the other built-in system tools useful for managing & recovering corrupt SD cards.
Method 1 – Win32 Disk Imager
Website - https://win32diskimager.sourceforge.io/
OS - Windows
Method 2 – Etcher Portable
Website - https://etcher.io/
OS – Windows, Linux, macOS
Method 3 – Unix DD Utility - Kali Live USB
Website - https://www.kali.org/
OS – Windows, Linux
OS Image – Raspbian Stretch 4.9 - released on March 13, 2018
Website - https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
Hardware – Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
You will need to download & install the appropriate software tool most compatible with your operating system & hardware setup. You must also download, extract & verify file signatures for the latest Raspbian software before you can get started with the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+.
Disclaimer and word of caution, these methods & disk imaging processes will destroy all data stored on the SD card. Please ensure you have a full backup of any important data saved on the SD card before you start.
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