mobo is IDE.... I'm stuck in the 90s! I use peoples refuse computers. I got a free computer from one pugger and a free monitor from another. I'm what you call a 'sorry S.O.B. But I'm laughing about it all the time. Not really but I need to krrp my chin up somehow! On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Yes, be sure you bios allow for booting from USB. > > All in all, I would not get an external USB hard drive. The bus speed is > important, doncha think? > > USB is not fast! > > Just go get a SATA drive? Order one online. But first be sure you have a > SATA capable mobo? > > JD is right, the USB2 card or sata dock would be required. > > How about a SSD drive? They are quite a bit faster? (Internal)? > > > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:39 PM, JD Austin wrote: > >> Add a USB2 card and get either a sata dock (you'll want to put a fan on >> it) >> or get a hotswap drive bay. >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 16:26, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> One more thing.... I don't think I have USB 2.0 >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> thanks, JD. Do you know the terms I need to enter into google to find >>>> what I'm looking for? What I want is an external housing for a single hard >>>> disk drive (maybe two) in which it is possible to swap out drives w/o >>>> unscrewing things. Maybe I would be better off getting a standard EHD? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 3:56 PM, JD Austin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some OS's don't boot well from an external drive but Linux does just >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 15:41, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I was just looking at my startup devices menu and the first in line >>>>>> is 'Removable devices.' Does an external hard drive not count for that? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> hmmmm.... I just went into office max (the best thing we have for a >>>>>>> computer store in cottonwood) and the computer guy there said that you >>>>>>> can't boot off of an External hard Drive. Well, another option I have (if >>>>>>> that is true), is to copy the live CD onto the ED then to boot off of a >>>>>>> flash drive and on the FD tell it the information is on the ED. I know >>>>>>> this is possible because I had a linux friend doing something similar to >>>>>>> this. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm doing my research to find one of these online and I am unsure >>>>>>>> of the search terms. What exactly should I enter to find one in which I can >>>>>>>> insert and remove standard desktop hard drives? Would it be 5.25" enclosure >>>>>>>> or 3.5"? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As you all know my hard drive is no more and all of my spares are >>>>>>>>> kaput as well. I was thinking that instead of an internal hard drive I >>>>>>>>> would get an external one. Then, I could always have my computer with me:!) >>>>>>>>> I have a NetVista computer. Do any of you know if I will have a problem >>>>>>>>> booting from an external hard drive? When I initialy boot and press F-12 >>>>>>>>> it goes into boot media order and says that removable media is in the boot >>>>>>>>> order so I suppose it's all good. 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