M mewsx5 Reputable Mar 20, 2014 1 0 4,510 Mar 20, 2014 #1 3 questions 1. upgrading to windows7, will my Hitachi xl2000 external hard drive work with windows 7? 2. will it run slow on windows 7? 3. will new drivers be need for the external hard drive to work on windows 7 EDIT: email removed by Moderator
3 questions 1. upgrading to windows7, will my Hitachi xl2000 external hard drive work with windows 7? 2. will it run slow on windows 7? 3. will new drivers be need for the external hard drive to work on windows 7 EDIT: email removed by Moderator
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 170,762 17,496 184,590 Mar 20, 2014 #2 Installing Windows on an external drive is a serious PITA. It requires multiple registry edits, etc. And it will be very, very slow. Just buy a regular internal drive. Upvote 0 Downvote
Installing Windows on an external drive is a serious PITA. It requires multiple registry edits, etc. And it will be very, very slow. Just buy a regular internal drive.