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How to burn an ISO to a CD
Small ISOs — rescue tools, tiny Linux builds — fit on a 700 MB CD. cdBurner writes the image so the disc behaves exactly like the original.
Step by step
Connect the burn agent
Open onlinecdburner.com and make sure the burn agent is connected (install it once if needed).
Insert a blank disc big enough for the image
Match the disc to the image size — a CD for small images, a DVD for up to 4.7 GB, a Blu-ray for more.
Choose “ISO image”
Select your .iso (under ~700 MB).
Burn the image
cdBurner writes it sector-for-sector so the disc is bootable/readable exactly as intended. Keep Finalize on.
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