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How do you recommend installing Linux on a computer that has no external drive or ability to boot from an external drive?
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Mar 15, 2026969 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have an old Toshiba Portege 3505 "ultralight" laptop, meaning it doesn't have any kind of disk drive on it at all, that I'd like to completely reformat and install Linux on. However, it won't boot from any drive (and I don't have any on hand), so I'll have to install it from a USB drive (which I …
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From what I can see on the net it looks like you may have a problem since it seems the Tosh 3505 doesn't boot from USB. This may have been fixed in a later bios so it's worth having a look in the boot device section to see if it mentions USB. If not…
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