2006-07-14 10:17:04 · 8 answers · asked by Backtash123 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
There are utilities for formatting USB pen drives and the like so they are bootable (my tiny 256M pendrive is bootable for emergencies).
The bios of the system must support boot from USB devices.
The best thing to do is make the pen bootable, and put the OS installer files on the pen too. Boot from the pen, and start the OS intallation from the files on it.
2006-07-14 10:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by SuperTech 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You can use flash drives instead of a HD. It's commonly done for real time systems, in robotics and many other applications where HDs would have a hard time surviving. It is more expensive, much more expensive and drive access is slower. You have to first start with a MB capble of booting off a flash drive. After that the rest is reasonably easy. I am not sure if windoze can install to such a drive, Linux has no problem installing and running off a Flash drive.
2006-07-14 10:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by draciron 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can afford to wait for memory cards to read/write, sure.
Memory cards are very slow when compared to hard drive. In theory it can be done but why would you want to?
You can boot from USB drive. In fact there are several Linux distribution that will allow you to boot from a USB drive. Not all computers support this but most computers being sold these days support booting from USB.
2006-07-14 10:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by cantankerous_bunch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Most computers won't BOOT from a USB drive. Your regular hard drive is probably better suited as a boot device.
2006-07-14 10:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The table accurate pictures/video card gained't in nice condition or artwork in a laptop. you won't be able to replace or improve the images/video card chip set in a laptop because it is made into and as element of the mummy board.
2016-11-06 09:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A flash drive cannot be used as a boot drive (where your operating system is). You can use it as a second drive.
2006-07-14 11:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by Ren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF this is theoretical, YES...Practical..NO...OS systems themselves are huge, and programs are huge...what kind of card would you be using that would have any operating room left on it??? And why?
2006-07-14 10:29:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-07-14 10:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by What_Did_You_Expect 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋