External HardDrive Help...

ShadowSniper

ShadowSniper

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I just Bought a 120Gig External HardDrive and i want to put An O/S on it how do i do that?

(i bought an external HDD because all my PC games take up all my HDD space in my computer :P)
 

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    SupremeFX X-Fi
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You will need to check that your system bios supports USB Bootable devices first, and if necessary you should be able to install windows onto it and then make it the default boot device in system bios.

Hope this helps!
 

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my bios supports USB bootable devices so how do i put the O/S on?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME :D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rampage II Extreame
    Memory
    6 Gigs Patriot Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SupremeFX X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20in ASUS
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    1TB WD caviar black
    PSU
    CORSAIR 850HX Modular
    Case
    HAF 932
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    RAZER Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    100Mbit Down, 1Mbit Up
    Other Info
    It owns :D
plug in your external prior to booting, open up your Bios just to see if the Bios recognizes the external drive and that the CD is your first boot option, insert your windows CD on the drive and restart with CD, let it do its thing and when it ask you where you want to install windows, just point it to the external drive.

I usually name all my drives to make it easy for me to find them, yes, I know... I am getting old :p
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
AstaLaVista said:
plug in your external prior to booting, open up your Bios just to see if the Bios recognizes the external drive and that the CD is your first boot option, insert your windows CD on the drive and restart with CD, let it do its thing and when it ask you where you want to install windows, just point it to the external drive.

I usually name all my drives to make it easy for me to find them, yes, I know... I am getting old :p
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Thanks! im installing WinXP! but will my current drivers work for XP? i am running Vista Home Basic 32Bit
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME :D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rampage II Extreame
    Memory
    6 Gigs Patriot Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SupremeFX X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20in ASUS
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    1TB WD caviar black
    PSU
    CORSAIR 850HX Modular
    Case
    HAF 932
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    RAZER Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    100Mbit Down, 1Mbit Up
    Other Info
    It owns :D
AstaLaVista said:
plug in your external prior to booting, open up your Bios just to see if the Bios recognizes the external drive and that the CD is your first boot option, insert your windows CD on the drive and restart with CD, let it do its thing and when it ask you where you want to install windows, just point it to the external drive.

I usually name all my drives to make it easy for me to find them, yes, I know... I am getting old :p
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You may find that when your PC boots up you have a "Quick Boot" shortcut, which is usually shown along with the "F2 for Setup". This enables you to boot from a CD without having to change the bios. It usually is either F8, or F12 and you press this while the initial System bios boot screen comes up (before you see the windows logo).
 

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ShadowSniper said:
AstaLaVista said:
plug in your external prior to booting, open up your Bios just to see if the Bios recognizes the external drive and that the CD is your first boot option, insert your windows CD on the drive and restart with CD, let it do its thing and when it ask you where you want to install windows, just point it to the external drive.

I usually name all my drives to make it easy for me to find them, yes, I know... I am getting old :p
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Thanks! im installing WinXP! but will my current drivers work for XP? i am running Vista Home Basic 32Bit
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Your XP CD should bring the std (read: old) drivers for your hardware and it should be enough to let you boot to desktop, once you are there, I would encourage you to do what Ian suggested and look for newer/updated drivers for all your hardware as well as Windows Updates to keep up-to-date.

Good Luck.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
Thanks for all the help guys! i hae windows Xp running on my external HDD now :P
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME :D
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rampage II Extreame
    Memory
    6 Gigs Patriot Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SupremeFX X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20in ASUS
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    1TB WD caviar black
    PSU
    CORSAIR 850HX Modular
    Case
    HAF 932
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    RAZER Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    100Mbit Down, 1Mbit Up
    Other Info
    It owns :D
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