- Setting up an external hard drive as the main drive
- Posted by Lepre-Chaun on April 23rd, 2006
Hi,
i have just purchased a new external hard drive as my old one was too
small. i want to know if i can use it as the main drive. is this at all
possible, the PC i currently have is a HP Pavilion t620a. Can i use the
external one just like an internal hard drive???
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Lepre-Chaun
- Posted by Gene K on April 23rd, 2006
Externals are basicly intended as just storage drives; however, some
programs are now configured to operate from them . I don't know anyone who
claims to be able to operate any Windows version from them. One are more
Linux operating systems claim to be able to operate from any USB connected
external drive. If you have an open drive bay, you probably could remove the
hard drive from the external case and connect it as an internal hard drive.
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Gene K
- Posted by Lepre-Chaun on April 25th, 2006
So if i use it as just a storage device, and use the standard drive for
windows files i.e files that make the computer run it will be fine. for
example, if i use a filesharing program i can direct the downloaded
files to the external drive? Should i keep all of the windows files on
the main drive or transfer them over?
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Lepre-Chaun
- Posted by Bob I on April 26th, 2006
Windows should stay on the main drive.
Lepre-Chaun wrote:
