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My computer lacks a hard drive will this work?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate---Central-2TB-...
I want to run my actual computer with this however I would also like to use it as a storage device for the laptop I have in my office. will this work?
2 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
No. It is a network drive and can not directly boot ANY computer. And if you could, it would make it impossible to use it also as a storage device for another machine. To boot with no hard drive you would need to run a full BOOTP server with the correct installation image for your machine and a DNS and DHCP server to locate the boot machine..
- C-ManLv 78 years ago
No that wouldn't work, as Fred has explained.
If your computer doesn't have a hard drive but has a CD drive, you could still boot Linux and access a shared network drive like that one.
But the easiest solution would probably be to get an internal hard drive for your computer, install Windows and then create a shared folder for your laptop to access. Of course it would only be accessible when your computer is up & running.
