YES! a computer can work with out a hard disk! there are operating systems now that run off a CD and do not require a hard drive to be present in the system . There are also operating systems that run off off a usb key storage device as well you can boot a computer from a lan card and load a remote desktop like a thin client application. A live CD or live distro is a computer operating system that is executed upon boot, without installation to a hard disk drive. Typically, the live distro is named after the bootable medium it is stored on, such as a CD-ROM or DVD (live CD/DVD) or a USB flash drive (live USB).
The hard drive is basically the computer's brain. It's a disc, which stores all of the computer's operating files and memory. Without the operating files, the computer wouldn't be able to start correctly; there would be nothing telling it to turn on the monitor, or start the cooling fans, or even recognize the mouse and keyboard. Without the memory, any updates or software installations would be immediately lost .
They are the files that your computer call on to start up, or "boot." without these, the computer cannot function properly.
If you try and start a computer with no hard drive then you cant save stuff
click start then my computer then it must be there?
NO,NO, and ,NO. An ipod does not have a disc drive
Does not allow the computer to start up and function
A file in C means a file found in your computer's C Drive. Start > My Computer > C Drive
because the computer has no where to store it's files. The computer wont even start up without memory.
Your hard drive cable is probably disconnected or your hard drive crashed.
To start, the hard drive cable connects your hard drive to your motherboard. Its really simple.
You only have one person on the computer then you shouldn't have to login.
Usually the network drives start at the end of the alpha and go to the start, so Z drive on most networked computers is a physical drive somewhere on the network