Is it possible to boot from an External HDD connected via USB

[Jim Burton]

The Subject line says it all
Regards & TIA

 

[Rod Speed]

Depends on what the motherboard bios can do, some can, quite a few cant.

 

[philo]

The Subject line says it all
Regards & TIA

First off...you need to check the bios to see if it supports
booting off and external USB drive...

If there is no option in the bios...
then you can't boot from a USB drive

also ...the OS you intend to use will make a difference


here's something to read

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-6346-5928902.html

 

[paulmd]

The Subject line says it all
Regards & TIA

We will need to know the make and model of the motherboard, and
possibly the bios revision to answer that question precisely. I've
seen a number of motherboards where boot from usb option was added as
after a bios upgrade.

To answer another question. "Is it possible to boot WINDOWS from an
external usb hard drive?", the answer is NO.

 

[Jim Burton]

Oh Well - my O.S is Windows XP ... so another idea goes straight into the
bin

 

[DaveW]

It totally depends on the make, model, and BIOS version of the motherboard
in the computer.