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<blockquote data-quote="sc8ing" data-source="post: 1310303" data-attributes="member: 175659"><p>Hello, so I have this old computer and want to put linux on it. It can't boot from USB because the BIOS wont let it, and the CD drive is broken. I thought of putting PLoP boot manager on a floppy disk (yes, it's old enough to have a floppy drive <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) and boot from that, but then realized the computer that needs an OS is the only computer I have with a floppy drive, so I had no way of writing the file to it. I decided to take out the hard drive and was wondering if there is any way to connect it to my computer via USB? Here is what the ports look like: </p><p></p><p><img src="http://cl.ly/140g2542423l0e3V2d1W/Photo_on_10-14-11_at_6.58_PM_3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sc8ing, post: 1310303, member: 175659"] Hello, so I have this old computer and want to put linux on it. It can't boot from USB because the BIOS wont let it, and the CD drive is broken. I thought of putting PLoP boot manager on a floppy disk (yes, it's old enough to have a floppy drive ;)) and boot from that, but then realized the computer that needs an OS is the only computer I have with a floppy drive, so I had no way of writing the file to it. I decided to take out the hard drive and was wondering if there is any way to connect it to my computer via USB? Here is what the ports look like: [IMG]http://cl.ly/140g2542423l0e3V2d1W/Photo_on_10-14-11_at_6.58_PM_3.jpg[/IMG] Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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