Jump drive OS?

duped · 05-01-2007, 05:37 PM

The hard drive in the Inspiron laptop I bought off craigslist (shakes fist) pooped out a month after purchase. Before that, I was running Ubuntu.

What I am wondering is if there is a way to boot an OS, preferably a linux distro (and I'm a noobie, mind you), off of a portable jump drive. If not, is there any way I can use the laptop without buying a new hard drive (which would cost more than a new laptop itself)?

Help.

Thanks.

Ryan

P.S. Help

michaelk · 05-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.