how can you have a pc boot from an external harddrive?

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2007-03-26 12:56:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware

You need to enter your BIOS (Setup when the computer first boots) and set the boot order to start with USB -- not all motherboards support it.

2007-03-26 13:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Fix My PC Mike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

go into your Bios and set it up to boot from an external device eg USB device, which your external hard driver will be coupled to

2007-03-26 20:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by Carling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Get open source software such as kubuntu. Microsoft works hard at making their software not work from an external hard drive.

2007-03-26 20:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋