Hi,
I have a IBM X22 laptop without any drives.
I used to load any software using USB drive but now I want to format my laptop and load fresh copy of operating system. I don't want to buy any external drives as I don't use them at all.
Can I configure my setup so that it directly reads from a USB drive?
Can I configure so that I can load it using another computer by putting the 2 computers in a network?
I would appreciate your help.
Thanks
SA

Hmmmmmmmmm!
Thought a lot and got the best solution.
INSTALL A CD-DRIVE IN YOUR LAPTOP.

Hmm this hard one is if you format that drive you will also remove all setting for you network so linking the computers together may not work, but then I have never tried this as I installed windows with CD-Rom. But this I Can say you can link two computer together, One with a CD-rom and One Without a CDrom and can share via Network the CD-rom to install programs on the computer without a CD-rom. As for your problem I can't say that you will have network connection between the two computers, once you format the laptop. The bios menu may help answer that question.

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Originally Posted by simplysrujan

Hi,
I have a IBM X22 laptop without any drives.
I used to load any software using USB drive but now I want to format my laptop and load fresh copy of operating system. I dont want to buy any external drives as I dont use them at all.
Can I configure my setup so that it directly reads from a USB drive?
Can I configure so that I can load it using another computer by putting the 2 computers in a network?
I would appreciate your help.
Thanks
SA

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How many partitions do you have for your laptop?

One I have a computer with 2 hard drives not partitioned, Also have laptop with one hard drive not partitioned. So 2 Drives on my computer and one on my laptop. Partitions only going by memory can stop viruses, As it makes a different drive depending on how many times you partition a Hard Drive, But it doesn't stop Damage spreading if the Hard Drive the partitions are on (Weather 2 or 3 or more partitions) crashes or starts to get back sectors. There are other ways to back up stuff them just moving to a drive on the computer. You can Plug in to the USB drive a external Maxtor Hard drive, you can also backup on disk or CD. Saver to always have two backup sources. Hope that helped. Also I suggest as backup sources.

One External USB Harddrives
Two CD-RW or DVD RW
Three a Second Hard drive on the Computer
Four in some cases an offsite or extra computer if you have

All sources and backup sites should be Virus and spyware Checked, Using two or more of these is Best