Can this flash drive be made bootable for use as a Linux bootable OS ?
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Yes, that's exactly what we used it for. used PING to image laptops. Booted to Linux
1517900
Yep, hurry for fedora or Ubuntu. Microsoft and apple don't pay their taxes.
1517901
Yes. You might have to format the drive though. It should be fast enough to run Linux without any issues.
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I don't think you can. This unit uses its own proprietary file system (a pain, IMHO), and formats the drives at install.It's a decent unit if you know your way around linux and have time to configure it, but I have to say that overall it's not a system you can easily jump into and set up quickly...
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Yes, pressing F12 and choosing USB BOOT. I recommend OS 8.1 64Bits if you have more than 2GB (DDR 3 memories).
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It'd probably be best to consult the WD web site. I didn't partition mine, but I did make it bootable.
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It's a HD. It will work with whatever OS you format it for. G-Parted is your friend. But Linux can read NTFS and FAT32 partitions fine.
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Yes they can be bootable. I have all loaded with various Linux distributions on them.
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Yes...I used this drive to install Windows 7 and again for Linux. As long as you can set your particular PC to boot from USB device you should be all set.
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Maybe. The form factor is ok, but I don't know, if this system can use the drive.
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According to Western Digital support, you can mount these disks in your Linux operating system. But you can not mount if you are using iSCSI
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The operating system really isn't ever in question. This is a USB connection to a hard drive...pretty much ANY hard drive. If your system can read a thumb drive, it will be able to use this device.
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No reason why it wouldn't. You can format it for the file system of your choice from within your OS.
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Yes. I've used this USB to install and use a live OS with openSUSE, ubuntu, Debain ect. It has worked every time.
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Yes, the drive is compatible and would probably boost your performance if employed as a boot drive.
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I haven't tried, but I don't see why not. I suppose it's no different than using any other flash drive.
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Don't see why not. Plug in the USB and, it basically runs like a flash drive.
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This depends entirely on your host system (Linux?) or the filesystem on the drive. Any modern Linux kernel will have USB support available. I have used these devices many times with Linux to do data recovery on windows filesystems.
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I haven't tried it but I can say that it is fast enough to use as an alternative bootable drive.