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    How to run laptop from a wireless HD or SSD ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Laptopaddict, Sep 6, 2009.

  1. Laptopaddict

    Laptopaddict Notebook Deity

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    Could I boot and run the laptop from a HD or SSD using bluetooth or another wireless way ?
     
    Laptopaddict, Sep 6, 2009
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You can PXE boot wirelessly if your BIOS is advanced enough (which it's not).
     
    Lithus, Sep 6, 2009
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    I have never ever heard of PXE over wireless. +rep if you can show me something.


    To answer the OP: No, you cannot. You could boot into a minimalist OS that has wireless support, then connect to the HD and run a VM stored there... but why? It'd be painfully painfully slow. The HD is already the slowest component in a PC, why slow it down more?
     
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  4. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    He was most definitely being sarcastic Hep! :rolleyes:
     
    makaveli72, Sep 6, 2009
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  5. Hep!

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    I did not detect sarcasm.
     
    Hep!, Sep 6, 2009
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    No, I wasn't being sarcastic. It's more theoretical than anything (I don't have a solid example, and I don't know of any computers that can PXE wirelessly), but it certainly is possible if your BIOS is advanced enough to control your wireless card.
     
    Lithus, Sep 6, 2009
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I apologize to you both.
     
    makaveli72, Sep 6, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    @Laptopaddict: What is the whole situation? There might be an alternative method than booting over wireless.
     
    namaiki, Sep 7, 2009
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