XP on a external HDD

[[55RA]W|Pvt.shiftydood]

ok just another idea that i might do.

From my old PC i had XP on the Hard drive.
I have removed the HDD from my pc.
Put it in a external HDD holder thingy. It connects to the pc via USB.

Can i boot XP like this?
using vista and it is FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

thanks

[=98=]

Re: XP on a external HDD

You could supposing the motherboard supports USB booting, but it would be very, very slow.

[[55RA]W|Pvt.shiftydood]

Re: XP on a external HDD

hmmm.. thanks alex...

is this simple to do or will it require uber skills?

and how can i check if my motherboard is compatible with USB boots

[Evil Spongebob]

Re: XP on a external HDD

As alex said...even if you could do it it would be uber mega slow

why do you want to boot onto XP from the external anyway?

[megawhompertoo]

Re: XP on a external HDD

...even if you could do it it would be uber mega slow...

i resent that. heh

you could get an esata card and an esata enclosure for less than $40 i'd think. then you're limited by the speed of the HD instead of the interface.

hmmm...on second thought, i can't outright guarantee you can boot from a drive on a PCI card tho i can't rightly fathom why it wouldn't work off the top o' my head.

edit, nvm that last part, no reason it wouldn't work:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article673-page1.html

^with something like that, you wouldn't even need a pci-esata card. just an open sata channel. ain't progress uber!