harddrive?

**GOBLEN** · 05-14-2007, 07:31 PM

ive been reading about hardrives in was coming up with the idea of using a external hard drive would this be any problem in my carputer

**Thelgord** · 05-14-2007, 07:33 PM

Not really. Just set the bios to boot from usb device and then feed it power. The down side is trasnfer rate. Running your main HD from an external housing through a USB port is VERY slow compaired to the IDE/SIDE bus connections.

**2k1Toaster** · 05-14-2007, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by GOBLEN

ive been reading about hardrives in was coming up with the idea of using a external hard drive would this be any problem in my carputer

Originally Posted by Thelgord

Not really. Just set the bios to boot from usb device and then feed it power. The down side is trasnfer rate. Running your main HD from an external housing through a USB port is VERY slow compaired to the IDE/SIDE bus connections.

And then also why would you do that? You can house the harddrive externally and then run an IDE cable into the case.

You do know that an external harddrive is just an internal harddrive with a case right? Nothing special if you were thinking of durability or anything.

**GOBLEN** · 05-14-2007, 08:15 PM

i was just thinking might be easier to download files on it from different computers all i had to do was unplug and carry it with me that is why i asked the question

**2k1Toaster** · 05-14-2007, 08:16 PM

wifi...

**Dennis5587** · 05-14-2007, 10:12 PM

You can deff. have an external hard drive for putting new files onto your carputer... But, you have a couple of better options.

Have two hard drives, one for the OS, and all programs, then have the second for just music, and have this one be external

Have your external hard drive for music again, but instead of a hard drive, have memory cards for your OS and programs

Have a hard drive for your os, programs, and music, then have the external for transfering music onto the hard drive in your car.

These are all better imho then having an external running your os

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 12:39 AM

i have a spare hard drive that i try to add to my current computer but everytime i hook it up it beeps and makes noise but on my screen appears to be blue in it says new hard drive corrupted what can this mean

**symon_say** · 05-15-2007, 12:40 AM

Or you can have it internal a use a 2gb pen drive to transfer files.

**Dennis5587** · 05-15-2007, 08:38 AM

if there is a microcenter by you, 2 gig pen drives are only like 15 bucks now

**lexdiamond20** · 05-15-2007, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Dennis5587

if there is a microcenter by you, 2 gig pen drives are only like 15 bucks now

Microcenter!!! Great place. They just opned one near me and I got a free 2GB pen drive. The only problem is, I need to transfer about 50 gigs form my main PC to the Carputer. Need an ethernet hub for that.