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    Programs on external hard drives?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fewmets, Nov 3, 2007.

  1. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    On my new Inspiron I went with the 160GB @ 7200 RPM as opposed to the 320GB @ 5400RPM; although it is plenty speedy, after installing all of my programs and the OS, I have a bout 100GB left; although this is ibvously more than enough, should I want to install a few new games, I have a feeling that this may dwindle fairly quickly.

    Can you boot programs (or games) from external hard drives? I could see why this would be a difficult thing to do, but is there any way to possibly do this?
     
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  2. Wingsbr

    Wingsbr NBR Decepticon NBR Reviewer

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    I tried on my WD MyBookPremium and got no joy, so now I use it for storage.
     
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have no problems booting games etc. from my external. Some programs even allow me to run on different machines as they do not require a registry key.
     
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    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    It depends. If the program is older or does not use much swapping it should run ok. I use my WD passports with some really old stuff, but for any game made in the last couple of years it is not too fast.
     
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