The ExpressCards certainly work for mounting a SATA drive externally but
there has been little luck so far in using one as a boot drive. It should
work but seems to be a problem with BIOSs not supporting it correctly.
"Bender" <imnotgivingmynametoa@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uDeaMUNsIHA.3780@xxxxxx
Quote:
> There are eSata Express Card devices that can add eSata ports to a laptop.
> An external hard drive with eSata might work for installing Windows onto
> through the eSata port.
> As others have stated, USB or firewire connections would not work.
>
>
> "PW" <paulremove_williamson858@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:jmo4241bs64crrc1hfmvhopc4muog49egs@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am curious if Vista can be run from one of those portable external
>> hard drives that I see in Staples, etc... rather than have to install
>> another internal hard drive. I want to dual-boot with XP (already
>> installed on an internal HD) and it would also be great if I can bring
>> that external HD with us when we travel and hook it up to my wife's XP
>> laptop and be able to boot up in Vista too. We need something for
>> testing our software in Vista.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -paulw
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