NDDU Julius BSIT Respectable May 19, 2016 476 0 1,810 Jul 7, 2017 #1 I've been suspecting lately that my 500GB Seagate Barracuda is starting to die and I'd want to replace it as soon as possible. Could I use an external hard drive instead? its cheaper than a regular 1TB HDD here in my country
I've been suspecting lately that my 500GB Seagate Barracuda is starting to die and I'd want to replace it as soon as possible. Could I use an external hard drive instead? its cheaper than a regular 1TB HDD here in my country
Solution ThatVietGuy Jul 7, 2017 It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place.
It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place.
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,719 315 70,240 Jul 7, 2017 #2 Use the external as a boot drive? No. Upvote 0 Downvote
NDDU Julius BSIT Respectable May 19, 2016 476 0 1,810 Jul 7, 2017 #3 ThatVietGuy : Use the external as a boot drive? No. Why is that so? Upvote 0 Downvote
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,719 315 70,240 Jul 7, 2017 Solution #4 It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place.
NDDU Julius BSIT Respectable May 19, 2016 476 0 1,810 Jul 7, 2017 #5 ThatVietGuy : It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place. Oh... I see... but can I somehow use it as a storage device? For games, files, programs, and etc? Upvote 0 Downvote
ThatVietGuy : It will be too slow. The OS was never meant to be run through the USB port. Not to mention you might not even be able to install the OS on an external drive in the first place. Oh... I see... but can I somehow use it as a storage device? For games, files, programs, and etc?
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,719 315 70,240 Jul 7, 2017 #6 Of course you can use it as a storage device, that's what it was meant for. Upvote 0 Downvote
NDDU Julius BSIT Respectable May 19, 2016 476 0 1,810 Jul 7, 2017 #7 ThatVietGuy : Of course you can use it as a storage device, that's what it was meant for. Thanks very much bro Upvote 0 Downvote
ThatVietGuy : Of course you can use it as a storage device, that's what it was meant for. Thanks very much bro