Is it possible to run computer without hard disk ??

Question

RUN COMPUTER WITHOUT HARD DISK AND 100 % VIRUS FREE AND THAT'S ALSO WITH 2000 EXECUTABLE SOFTWARES WITHOUT HARD DISK

IS THIS POSSIBLE AND IF HOW . . . . . EXPLAIN

Answer 1

## ok, i have a solution.

## what you want:
1 COMPUTER WITHOUT HARDDISK (you don't want windows, they suck for modification. you want linux. they have a ditro which runs from cd or dvd. the downside is you're gonna need bigger RAM available for swap and temporary files. 512MB of RAM is good to go, 1Gig if you can afford. these distros are called live CDs. ).
2 VIRUS FREE (again you don't want windows, again linux is a choice)
3 WITH 2000 EXECUTABLES SOFTWARES (KNOPPIX provides a DVD live distro with 2000 apps. so, there)

## how it's done:
buy a computer with reasonably new components, except of course the harddisk. include a dvd drive in the purchase. order a KNOPPIX DVD. turn on PC, put KNOPPIX DVD into dvd drive. set BIOS to boot from dvd.

so it is possible to RUN COMPUTER WITHOUT HARD DISK AND 100 % VIRUS FREE AND THAT'S ALSO WITH 2000 EXECUTABLE SOFTWARES WITHOUT HARD DISK.

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if you want to save data, you need another storage media, flash disk, or a burner. this is not very efficient, but with bigger RAM, say 4GB, you can copy a live CD distro to RAM, I've tried it before and it runs VERY fast.

Answer 2

Yes, but it's not an easy thing to accomplish. And if you want to run Windows, it won't work well.

If you're just curious as to whether it's possible, you've got your answer. However, it's not worth the time or money to do it. The Windows kernel is designed in such a way that a hard drive is needed for optimum performance, or an expensive "solid state" hard drive which uses flash-type storage.

As others have said, Knoppix which is a flavor of Linux, can run directly from CD and RAM. However, it's not the speediest option by a longshot and what are you going to use it for? I've used it in the past to troubleshoot hardware issues, but it's not really a practical option.
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lampoilman,
Sure that's true, but somehow I don't think he's looking to run a 16-bit OS as a solution.

Answer 3

Yes it is possible to run a computer even without hard disk drive, you can boot it up with CD/DVD or with Floppy Disk or even boot with the ROM chips of a Network card if you are connected to a Local Area Network. But on a standalone conputer it is impossible to run a program on a computer without a read/write media like the Hard Disk Drive by using Windows OS today. ...

Answer 4

My Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000 is a PDA but is essentially a linux PC.
It is diskless using a SD card (max 1GB) and internal flash memory(128MB) for storage.
It can view web pages, play mp3 files, calander, e-mail, play games etc.
2000 programs may not fit on it, but there's a lot of linux apps you can chose and load.

It's theoretically possible to run Windows notebook PC's using flash memory only, but it probably won't make sense in cost performance for a while.

Answer 5

Some computers were sold without harddrives as late as 1990. I know- I had one. They had only floppy drives. You can still boot up a computer without a hard drive by using only a floppy if you have a bootable floppy disk.

Answer 6

On a normal home PC no, there must be an OS installed into hard drive. For offices there is the option to boot the PC from the network using Terminal Services. Handheld devices they boot OS from memory. In general terms you need to have an HD to normally boot OS and operate your PC.

Answer 7

Yes. Try Knoppix Live CD. It works completely out of CD/DVD drive and a RAM disk.

Answer 8

yes that's possible .
but remeber that still you need a storage to save your documents . and if you don't need to save . then you don't need the storage .
and how it works ?
there are some versions ( unstandard) of windows that can boot your system in microsoft windows whitout any hard disk drive .
also there are some versions of linux that supports this ability.

Answer 9

If you boot off a CD,possibly.A windows CD will have 2000 sofwares at least.

Answer 10

cuando mi ordenador ha tenido un accidente no sabía si valía la pena cambiarle el hard disk o comprar otro nuevo, he tenido mucha suerte con amazon, he encontrado el producto perfecto, un transporte rápido y mi portátil funciona otra vez y mejor que antes porque el hard disk tiene una mejor velocidad de respuesta.