i've just bought a oldish compaq machine from ebay to use as a download box and i've run into a few problems.
firstly, there's no OS on there so i'll need to install windows on it, the second problem i have is theres no CD/DVD drive so i've got no easy way of installing the OS.
i've looked into network booting which could be a last option but i wanted to know if there's an easy way around it?
i've got 4 icy boxes here, i wondered if i could just take the HD out of one and hook up a CD-RW drive i've got lying around and boot via USB. Is this a viable option?
any ideas?