In Russia, the OS programs you. :^)

[greenaccord02]

I'd disconnect the HD power to prevent damage to the unit and just let it boot from a live CD of Edubuntu. That way, there are no persistent changes to the OS (works every time) and no fear of damage to the system hardware or software.

 

[drivewaytech]

Can you run a computer without a hard drive? What about virtual memory? So many projects to try.

 

[greenaccord02]

Live CDs do not touch your HD at all. Just set the BIOS to boot from CD 1st and disconnect the HD. It should work fine. RAM is used as a disk by the OS and only those data that are necessary are resident in memory. The rest is on the CD, which gets quite a workout.

 

[drivewaytech]

Cool. Thank you.