Booting from a USB External Drive ??

[Katmandu]

Is this possible ??

If so, can someone point me to the "How-To" article ??? Didn't find it during a Search..

I have HD on a system that has become inaccessible. It will NOT boot fully.

 

[Nick]

i dont think so as you need an O/S do utilize the USB ports

 

[Katmandu]

i dont think so as you need an O/S do utilize the USB ports

Duh...stupid me.

 

[Nick]

lol dont worry

 

[Katmandu]

lol dont worry

This is how we learn...right ??

 

[Katmandu]

Where/what is The Kop, Anfield ?? England I guess (from your Avatar).

BTW, Jay Leno had Harry Potter (the actor kid) on his show last night. They were comparing accents (US vs British). I was pretty hilarious what they were coming up with!

I like the way you folks pronounce ALUMINUM! LOL! They were also talking about drink sizes. If you ask for a Large pop/soda in the UK, you get like a 12oz glass. Here in the US they drown us with 32oz glasses!

 

[Nick]

the kop is a stand at liverpool fcs (they're a british soccer team) stadium which is called anfield. that particular stand is the best stand in the ground:

lol aluminium how do you guys pronounce it?

 

[nu2duo]

If it's possible to boot of a usb flash drive....wouldn't it also apply to a external hd?

 

[Nick]

sorry im wrong, i was thinking about installing windows on a USB drive, you can install nix on a drive, download linux, install it on your drive and see if you can recover your drvie contents from there, sorry i wasnt thinking

 

[wrestlingnrj]

You can boot to a USB device as long as your motherboard supports it.