http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/ Questions And Answers by Real Computer Users Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-6274 *mental* Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:56:16 +0000 http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/#comment-6274 as sewrobb said any OS must run from the C drive due to latency between the external drive and the processor/BIOS/system bus. also if you have an older system it may not boot from anything other than the C drive or the floppy/CD ROM drive. as sewrobb said any OS must run from the C drive due to latency between the external drive and the processor/BIOS/system bus.
also if you have an older system it may not boot from anything other than the C drive or the floppy/CD ROM drive.

]]> http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-6273 Paul Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:52:30 +0000 http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/#comment-6273 you have to take it out of the exsternal case and put it in your pc then install it pop it back in the case and it should work well there might be another way but thats how i got vista on my 200gb exsternal hard drive and now it boots with usb may i ask why you need so much hard drive space thats a hell of alot you have to take it out of the exsternal case and put it in your pc then install it pop it back in the case and it should work
well there might be another way but thats how i got vista on my 200gb exsternal hard drive and now it boots with usb
may i ask why you need so much hard drive space thats a hell of alot

]]> http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-6272 sewrobb Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:21:17 +0000 http://www.computeradvicesite.com/3104/how-do-i-installing-vista-to-a-external-hard-drive/#comment-6272 Only if the motherboard and BIOS allow it to be booted through a USB port. However the computer will slow down to a crawl as data cannot be transferred fast enough through a USB port than through a SATA or IDE strap. Irrespective what you are doing the OS is operating all the time and needs access to all the hardware instantly. That's why the OS has to be on the C hard drive. As for capacity, why is it you need that amount? Most people would take a life time to fill it. If it crashes and dies on you [and that can happen at any time] look at what you are going to lose! Only if the motherboard and BIOS allow it to be booted through a USB port.
However the computer will slow down to a crawl as data cannot be transferred fast enough through a USB port than through a SATA or IDE strap.
Irrespective what you are doing the OS is operating all the time and needs access to all the hardware instantly. That’s why the OS has to be on the C hard drive.
As for capacity, why is it you need that amount? Most people would take a life time to fill it. If it crashes and dies on you [and that can happen at any time] look at what you are going to lose!

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