Writing ethos.iso to SSD on Windows
NOTE: ethOS should only be written to a 16gb+ SSD (not an HDD or USB drive).
Download and unzip ethOS.zip with 7-zip, it will extract into a 16gb image.
Use Raw Copy Tool (available at http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/ ).
Plug in the destination SSD to the sata power cable first, then to the sata data cable. Raw Copy Tool will recognize the drive and allow you to clone ethos.iso onto the drive, sector for sector.