====== Flashing the OS ======
Neuron
The OS image can be written to an SD card /*or USB flash drive*/ using the open-source BalenaEtcher tool (for **Windows OS**) and then run on Unipi Neuron.
You can download BalenaEtcher from [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/|official web pages]].
**Note:** \\ Operating system images are available in the [[en:hw:02-neuron:download-image|OS Images]] section.
**Caution!** \\ Extreme caution is essential when choosing a disc. Selecting the wrong storage medium could result in data loss on a storage other than the desired one /*(SD card /USB flash drive)*/.
**Note:** \\ For trouble-free **Mervis OS** usage on Unipi Neuron, you will need storage with capacity of **at least 2 GB**. \\
If you choose a different platform, we recommend using a storage with **at least 4 GB** capacity \\ \\
We always recommend using industrial [[https://www.unipi.technology/2gb-industrial-microsd-card-slc-p232?categoryId=33|SLC]] or [[https://www.unipi.technology/4gb-swissbit-s-46u-pslc-memory-card-with-an-extended-lifespan-p393?categoryId=33|pSLC]] SD cards.
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