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james kilty wrote: > On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 11:13 +0000, Tom Potts wrote: > >> Best option - hang a CD in the machine if you can - needs a PCMCIA->EDI >> connector just to do the install. Or borrow a "laptop" cd drive for the >> install - it may just 'plugin'. > At our weekend, a visitor was offered the option of taking his hard > drive out and bringing it to a computer which could install to it. This > may be an option if the others don't suit. Yeah, if it's a standard 2.5" IDE drive then it's possible to get an external case for about £5 or so from the usual online suppliers. Something like this for instance would be ideal (they do work really well): http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=373&prepg=1 With this I'm sure it would be possible to install something like Damn Small Linux onto the drive, although it may require a bit of tweaking after installation (for instance possibly updating bootloaders to tell them to use hda1 rather than sda1). Sounds like something to try at a LUG meet. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html