ok so I built a new computer and I plan on running CentOS, but I am having a problem with booting. I first put the .iso file on a flash drive and was planning on booting from there and installing on my SSD, but unfortunately, I do not think that my motherboard supports booting from a flash drive. I do not have an optical drive (except for the one in my primary build), so I decided to take out my SSD, plug it into my main build which is running windows, format it to NTSF filesystem which is read/writeable on linux, and then add the CentOS iso file to the SSD. So then I thought that if I take the ssd with the iso file on it, and install it back into my new build, the MB would be able to boot from the sdd. In the BIOS, I have the SSd selected as the boot device, but I get the same error message everytime saying something along the lines that there is no bootable data found on the boot device. I have no DVD's or CD's with the capacity for the iso file, so booting from a dvd or CD is not an option. Is there any possible way that I can put the ISO file directly on the SSD, and then have my new build boot from it? I do not know why it did not work the first time...
Solution
If your board is anything newer than five years, you should be able to boot from USB. There are a lot of tutoruials and utilities how to make bootable Linux USB with installation .ISO. Check e.g. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
You can get external USB DVD drive for close to nothing these days. This is first hit on Amazon for less than $20 http://www.amazon.com/External-Combo-CD-RW-Burner-Drive/dp/B006DUDWXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365785914&sr=8-1&keywords=external+usb+cd
You can get external USB DVD drive for close to nothing these days. This is first hit on Amazon for less than $20 http://www.amazon.com/External-Combo-CD-RW-Burner-Drive/dp/B006DUDWXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365785914&sr=8-1&keywords=external+usb+cd
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Even though much crap is downladable (too damn slow for my tastes) every computer should have an optical drive. For a few bucks more than a pack of smokes gets you one.
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