Laylobrown
Technical User
Is it possible to install an operating system on a pc with no optical drive? It is possible to do a network boot with my motherboard but can I in turn browse to a shared dvd drive and install from there?
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Network Install
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ArizonaGeek
IS-IT--Management
You should be able to. Create a share on another computer. Use a Network Boot Disk to create a bootable network disk then start the install.
If your PC boots to a USB Key you could also get a 512mb or 1gig key, make it bootable and put the install files there as well.
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
If your PC boots to a USB Key you could also get a 512mb or 1gig key, make it bootable and put the install files there as well.
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
ArizonaGeek
IS-IT--Management
I wrote some instructions in another thread to use Ghost but he same directions apply when you want to install an OS.
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
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