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-**Caution!** \\ Extreme caution is essential when choosing a disc. Selecting the wrong storage medium could result in data loss on a medium other than the desired one (SD card /*/USB flash drive*/).
+**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)*/.
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+**Note:** \\ For trouble-free **Mervis OS** usage on Unipi Neuron and Unipi 1.1 devices, 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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 ===== Flashing OS image from a file =====
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-The field labeled **Enter a valid URL** (under the heading **Use Image URL**) is used to enter the address of the OS image. If the image source requires a login credentials, a username and password can be entered in the **Authentication** section.
+The field labeled **Enter a valid URL** (under the heading **Use Image URL**) is used to enter the address of the OS image.
+OS image URL can be obtained by right click on "Download" button in [[en:files:software:os-images:00-start|OS Image section]] and selecting **Copy Link** from context menu.
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+ If the image source requires a login credentials, a username and password can be entered in the **Authentication** section.
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+===== Cloning a disk with an OS image =====
+The last option in BalenaEtcher is to clone the storage. Cloning is especially useful for creating a backup before the final placement of the Unipi device and start of operation. In the main menu, this is the third option **Clone drive**.
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+The selection of source storage will appear. When selecting, please note the caution [[#nahrani_os_z_windows_pc| in the introduction of the article]].
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+To select a target storage (or multiple storages), click **Select target**. When selecting, please note the caution [[#nahrani_os_z_windows_pc| in the introduction of the article]].
+{{ :en:sw:03-3rd-party:balena-etcher:balena_documentation_10_cloning_target.png?direct |}}
+Flashing the OS image to storage will start after clicking on **Flash!**
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  ===== Before running the OS on a Unipi device=====
-After finishing the flash, or after the storage drive is reinserted into the PC, Windows OS may detect the SD card /*/USB flash drive*/ as a new storage device that it cannot recognize and may request their formatting. Close the formatting prompt by clicking on **Cancel**.
+After finishing the flash, or after the storage drive is reinserted into the PC, Windows OS may detect it as a new storage device that it cannot recognize and may request formatting. Close the formatting prompt by clicking on **Cancel**.
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-If the image has been successfully flashed to a storage, the storage will be identified with the name **boot** when re-inserted into the PC.
+If the OS image has been successfully flashed, the storage will be identified with the name **boot** when re-inserted into the PC.
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-Insert the disk storage devices with its back up into the slot (i.e. the gold connectors towards the technician). Plug the power supply in.
+Insert the SD card back side up into the slot (i.e. the gold connectors towards the technician). Plug the power supply in.
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