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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Hardware / May 2008Can I run Vista on one of those little external hard drives (dual boot mode w/ XP on an internal HD)
Hi, I am curious if Vista can be run from one of those portable external hard drives that I see in Staples, etc... rather than have to install another internal hard drive. I want to dual-boot with XP (already installed on an internal HD) and it would also be great if I can bring that external HD with us when we travel and hook it up to my wife's XP laptop and be able to boot up in Vista too. We need something for testing our software in Vista. Thanks! -paulw External hard drives are for backups and file storage only. Windows Vista can only be installed on an internal hard drive.  SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I am curious if Vista can be run from one of those portable external hard drives that I see in Staples, etc... rather than have to install another internal hard drive. I want to dual-boot with XP (already installed on an internal HD) and it would also be great if I can bring that external HD with us when we travel and hook it up to my wife's XP laptop and be able to boot up in Vista too. We need something for testing our software in Vista. Thanks! -paulw >External hard drives are for backups and file storage >only. Windows Vista can only be installed on an >internal hard drive. Thanks Carey > Windows Vista can only be installed on an > internal hard drive. See Colin's reply. You cannot do it with an external usb or firewire connection but you can with a SATA enclosure if your computer has an external eSATA port built in. While this is common with desktops it is very rare with notebooks and I seriously doubt that your wife's notebook has an eSATA port. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -paulw >You cannot do it with an external usb or firewire connection but you can >with a SATA enclosure if your computer has an external eSATA port built in. >While this is common with desktops it is very rare with notebooks and I >seriously doubt that your wife's notebook has an eSATA port. You're right. Thanks! -paulw >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> -paulw There are eSata Express Card devices that can add eSata ports to a laptop. An external hard drive with eSata might work for installing Windows onto through the eSata port. As others have stated, USB or firewire connections would not work. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -paulw The ExpressCards certainly work for mounting a SATA drive externally but there has been little luck so far in using one as a boot drive. It should work but seems to be a problem with BIOSs not supporting it correctly. > There are eSata Express Card devices that can add eSata ports to a laptop. > An external hard drive with eSata might work for installing Windows onto [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> -paulw |
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