can I...

[Millenniumtiger]

Can i use an external hard drive to run programs? i'm wondering because i want to get a 7200 RPM one so i can run games a little quicker than my 4200 internal i've got.

 

[Yoad]

Of course you can lol..... It should work pretty fine too, but not as fast as SATA II 7200 RPM internal HDD, lol..

 

[talldude123]

and it would look pretty ugly having this hard drive sitting on the case, but it will work.

 

[umybiatch2k6]

uh, you could also replace that clancky 4200rpm w/ the 7200, and put the old one in the external enclosure.

that's my advice to you

 

[Yoad]

^Good idea above, I support his thoughts its the best solution if you ask me lol...

 

[harley3344]

Better... get an IDE internal ( if you dont have any SATA ports) ... set as slave... format ... fill with info.... bam that simple

 

[Yoad]

^Pointless, I Assume the guy had a reason asking about external one.....

 

[Millenniumtiger]

yeah, we want an external so we can keep pics and stuff safe, but i want to put my games on there also so we can run them quicker

Also, on the idea with switchin the 2, i don't want to do that because the computer we have right now is about 4 years old so it kinda seems like a waste when we shall be building a new one in a couple of months.

but thank you all for the suggestions and the answers. I really appreciate it.