How to boot from another computer's hard drive?

Question

Situation:

1. A desktop computer with good hardware resources but very restricted access rights (Linux system). Data on the hard disk is not interesting for us.
2. A notebook computer with old hardware but full access rights.

Wanted:

To exploit desktop hardware resources to work with old notebook operating system, software, data, etc. That is, we want to boot from the notebook's hard disk.

Problem:

How to connect the notebook physically for the desktop to be able to boot from the notebook hard disk?

Answer 1

You can do this with Remote Desktop Connection.

• to support a user on a remote computer
• to train a user on a remote computer
• if the remote computer is part of a company network and you are connected via VPN
• if you have a task that needs to be completed on the remote computer
• if the remote computer is your web-server (or another server)

Read more: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Remote_desktop_connection#ixzz0t54VkbUu

Answer 2

Most modern desktops can boot from USB, so you'll want to connect the notebook's hard drive via a USB to SATA/IDE adapter. These can be found from NewEgg. For example, try this one!

Answer 3

If the notebook is a Mac you could try Target Disk Mode. This would allow you to connect the laptop to the PC via FireWire and access its drive like an external hard disk.