External Harddrive to load frontend etc?

**jjwolkster** · 07-20-2006, 03:40 PM

Maybe a newbie question - but I couldn't find an answer with search. I am eager to get started on my carpc and would like to purchase a laptop harddrive, install it in a external usb case and load my OS and frontend using my desktop computer. Do you see any issues with loading the OS and frontend this way? Thanks -

Jeremy

**DarquePervert** · 07-20-2006, 03:43 PM

Yes.
The boot laoder for the external drive will be referencing the external HDD, not an internal HDD. That will cause you problems.

**jjwolkster** · 07-20-2006, 03:44 PM

OK - Thanks!

**dyne** · 07-21-2006, 11:57 AM

I dont believe it will be a big problem as long as your motherboard can boot from USB. External laptop hard drives show up as fixed discs. I bet it'll be a bit slow, though

You'll probably have to install windows using the hard drive as an internal hard drive, and move it to the external enclosure. Thats just a guess of mine, though