I know this is a strange request. I have hardware that I would like to make use of. I can boot the latest fedora livecd and install it to the hdd. No problems here. It is just when I boot this PC, ...

I've done the Live CD/USB, and that worked fine, but for the lack of being able to save data. Persistence is an option, but what I'm really looking for is a full fledged bootable install on a USB ...