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**Ray88** · 29 Oct 2012, 10:22 PM

SmG Grim Reaper Wrote:An OS on a USB? I don't trust it...maybe a plug n play external hard drive...something you wont be taking out of the PC very often.

What's wrong with something portable?

What's even cooler is if you use a USB 3.0, where boot time can be shorter than a SSD...
Though keep in mind you need a USB 3.0 adapter and a hdd/usb 32 gb or larger.

**SmG Psych** · 30 Oct 2012, 04:31 AM

Well you don't want to corrupt the OS....something could happen where the USB gets either damaged or removed during boot. Can't be too careful :p

**Ray88** · 30 Oct 2012, 07:47 AM

then you might as well forget everything i've said and use the traditional hdd instead. :lol:

Bravo · 30 Oct 2012, 10:46 AM

Yes you can run an Operating System on a USB Drive. My friend runs Ubuntu through his 16 gig USB every time he has his laptop with him. Running the operating sytem works the same way as you would on a HDD.

**SmG Pulse** · 30 Oct 2012, 11:25 AM

Lol, If that works, I'm borrowing that from Knight for sure xD

**Beasty** · 30 Oct 2012, 11:33 AM

SmG Amnesia Wrote:It's...just install the OS on the Hard drive...and when turning on the PC, i think you press F9 and it will show you a screen in where you can chose from which hard drive you want to start...chose the one with the OS desired and it's done.
PS: I don't remember very well, correct me if I'm wrong

Yup.

For future reference, that menu your thinking of is called BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

**SmG Conan** · 30 Oct 2012, 03:49 PM

SmG DyeSectour Wrote:
SmG Amnesia Wrote:It's...just install the OS on the Hard drive...and when turning on the PC, i think you press F9 and it will show you a screen in where you can chose from which hard drive you want to start...chose the one with the OS desired and it's done.
PS: I don't remember very well, correct me if I'm wrong

Yup.

For future reference, that menu your thinking of is called BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

well, that's the Main Menu, the menu i'm talking about is the Boot Up Menu

**Beasty** · 31 Oct 2012, 10:15 AM

SmG Amnesia Wrote:
SmG DyeSectour Wrote:
SmG Amnesia Wrote:It's...just install the OS on the Hard drive...and when turning on the PC, i think you press F9 and it will show you a screen in where you can chose from which hard drive you want to start...chose the one with the OS desired and it's done.
PS: I don't remember very well, correct me if I'm wrong

Yup.

For future reference, that menu your thinking of is called BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
well, that's the Main Menu, the menu i'm talking about is the Boot Up Menu

you can choose between OS's if you have more than one partioned on a hard drive with romboot or biosloader.

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