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- Once the process has completed you will have your installation flash drive ready.

## Investigation 2: Create And Install Your host Debian 12 system onto your SSD (debhost)
**Note:** From this step onward, you will be completing these tasks on the Seneca Lab computer

1. Plug your installation USB flash drive and your SSD external hard drive into the Seneca lab computer
2. Turn on the Seneca lab computer. You will need to hit the F12 key as soon as you turn it on until you see the following screen:
> ![Bootable devices](/img/boot-select-ssd.jpg)
3. **IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PERFORM THESE NEXT STEPS CAREFULLY!!** Notice that there are multiple boot options available to you. You should have 4 options. The Windows Boot Manager is built into the Seneca lab computer and is used for the built-in image that Seneca uses. **DO NOT TOUCH THE WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER**. The UEFI 2550Micron 512GB device is the built-in hard drive on the Seneca computers. We can tell it is the built-in hard drive because of the symbol to its left. Depending on the computer you are using, it's exact designation may be different from what you see but the symbol will be the same. **DO NOT TOUCH THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE**. Altering either of these may break the system and it is the student's responsibility to ensure that no damage comes to the Seneca computers. **YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!**
4. The other two devices you will see are your external SSD and your installation USB flash drive. Your labels will likely be different from what you see in the image above but they will both have the USB symbol beside them as you can see beside my Sabrent and Generic Mass Storage devices.
3. **IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PERFORM THESE NEXT STEPS CAREFULLY!!** Notice that there are multiple boot options available to you. You should have 4 options. The Windows Boot Manager is built into the Seneca lab computer and is used for the built-in image that Seneca uses. **DO NOT TOUCH THE WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER**. The UEFI 2550Micron 512GB device is the built-in hard drive on the Seneca computers. We can tell it is the built-in hard drive because of the symbol to its left. Depending on the computer you are using, it's exact label may be different from what you see but the symbol will be the same. **DO NOT TOUCH THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE**. Altering either of these may break the system and it is the student's responsibility to ensure that no damage comes to the Seneca computers. **YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!**
4. The other two devices you will see are your external SSD and your installation USB flash drive. At this time, we want to select our USB installation drive, not our external SSD yet. Your labels will likely be different from what you see in the image above but they will both have the USB symbol beside them as you can see beside my Sabrent and Generic Mass Storage devices. **Note:** In the image above, the installation USB flash drive is labeled as "Generic Mass Storage". The external SSD in the image above is labeled as "SABRENT". This is not the SSD itself, rather it is the label for the SATA-to-USB connector that you are using. If you are unsure of which one is your installation USB flash drive, check your physical SATA-to-USB connector that connects your SSD to the Seneca lab computer. You will likely see its brand name somewhere on the connector. Look for that name in the boot list. Now you know which item is your external SSD. Since we are not trying to boot from the SSD yet, pick the other USB device at this point - your installation USB flash drive.
5. Upon selecting your installation USB flash drive you will be asked for an admin passord. Provide the password and press "OK". **Note** Your professor will give you the password on the first day of class.
6. If you created your installation USB flash drive correctly, the Seneca Lab computer will boot to it and eventually you will see the following screen:
> ![advanced options](/img/boot-select-advanced.jpg)
7. Select "Advanced Options".
8. Next, select "Graphical Expert Install"
9. Next

In this lab, you will learn how to install **Debian 12** to your SSD for use in the Seneca boot labs.
**Please note that at this time the Seneca boot labs are in C2030, C2034, and C2036. You will only be able to boot to your SSDs in these labs.**
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