Flash Memory as Boot Drive

[ragman]

I got a 16GB SDHC chip and would like to use it as C: boot/program drive, leaving the hard drive for music and data. Seems like it would run faster and also cut down on HD spinning, fan running. Anyone try this?

[Alfihar]

Unfortunately the NC10 is not able to boot from memory cards at present.

Additionally I have been unable to boot from an SD card using a USB card reader, though USB memory sticks are bootable.

I don’t think the SD card reader is accessible even if you install GRUB and attempt to chain boot the SD card from the hard drive. Though I haven’t attempted this.

Additionally memory cards are usually only faster than hard drives in some aspects such as random access, you may find for real-life usage the SD card feels a lot slower than the hard-drive.

[ragman]

ok. thanks. have heard the new wind u1115 hybrid will do this. would be nice. does the nc20 allow it?

[Alfihar]

There are some computers which can boot from their inbuilt card reader, unfortunately most cannot. It may be possible in the future with a BIOS update, but don’t hold your breath for it.

As far as the NC20 is concerned, I would guess that it wont. But I have nothing to back that up.

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