Booting Linux from Flash

I like my computers to be as quiet as possible: if a computer is emitting very little sound, that makes it easier to live with. The noise a computer makes is especially important when it's in a home theatre situation, or acting as a media server; if a HTPC is itself throwing out lots of noise, that detracts from the sound of the movie being played.

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