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04-02-2006, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
titanwolf Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40	flash drive, bootable? I have been told they make them now? I have also been told you can load the OS on one large enough, (2gb)? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820189017 __________________ http://www.thewolfpackclan.com/sigs/titanwolf4.gif

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i would not put an OS on a flash drive, the constant read/write access required by an OS would kill it

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Tyler1989 Wizard Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,346	Flash drives always could have been bootable if your BIOS supports it. The only OS designed for USB that I know OS I know of though is **** Small Linux currently. __________________ <form action=\"http://www.srsyo.org/tfsearch.php\" method=\"get\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"search\"> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Search TF before you post!\"></form> Vista Discussion \| 64 Bit Discussion \|Microsoft Homepage \| Yo Linux \| Paul Thurrott \| Fire Fox \| Thunder Bird \| Image Shack \| Photo Bucket \| Put File \| Anti-Spyware \| MS Anti-Spyware \| Trillian \| Anti-Virus \| On Line Virus Scan

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there are other linux distros designed to boot from flash drive. Puppy is one

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