So then Removable Devices does not automaticly say USB? Even though there is specificly a CD Rom option? Hmmmmmm.... On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 1:06 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > 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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