Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Hard Drive Conundrum

  • 30-04-2009 10:05am
    #1
    cotwold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭


    Hey is it possible to hook up your a hard drive from a desktop to your laptop using a usb to sata cable and to boot up with my external hard drive as the primary drive?


Comments

  • #2
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    cotwold wrote: »
    Hey is it possible to hook up your a hard drive from a desktop to your laptop using a usb to sata cable and to boot up with my external hard drive as the primary drive?

    Yes and no. Depending on the laptop its possible to boot up through usb, but its very unlikely windows will load due to the desktop drivers being installed. If its a fresh install it should work, but would be very slow due to the drawbacks of USB latency and data transfer rates.


  • #3
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Yes and no. Depending on the laptop its possible to boot up through usb/QUOTE]

    +1

    You might have to fiddle with some BIOS settings to enable it to boot via USB.
    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    , but its very unlikely windows will load due to the desktop drivers being installed.

    If you got that far, then you could boot in Windows Safe mode, that should work.


  • #4
    cotwold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭cotwold


    Oh this sounds like it might be more difficult than i'm able for ill google around for some guides or something


  • #5
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    CreepingDeath wrote: »
    If you got that far, then you could boot in Windows Safe mode, that should work.

    even in safe mode Windows reverts to using certain after image drivers. Believe me I've tried it a few times. You have to completley strip the install of all third party drivers to avoid blue screens.


  • #6
    cotwold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭cotwold


    Ok thanks Cuddlesworth, im trying to get over a blue screen problem so im not gonna go down this route, way to hard for my computer skillset.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement