Booting from an External Hard Drive using a different OS

I have a copy of a limited use OS for use bythe DoD. I'm supposed to burn it to CD then boot from it, but I don't have any blank CDs. I do have an external hard drive that I can partition. The limited use OS is in .ISO format. Can anyone give me a hand.
Here is a link to the OS:
http://spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm

Then, ask the developer. I haven't tried it, so have no idea what error you're getting or why you can't restore it to a partition.
Note that the user manual states:
*In order to run LPS, you must be able to boot from a CD.*
So, even if you could restore it to a partition, it won't do you any good.

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