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Windows 7 from Ext. HDD
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10-08-2009, 07:23 AM
Hi guys! I'm current installing Win 7 on my external hard drive. Any ideas on how it might be affected, performance wise?

I love the look of it, hope everything goes well. I can't wait to try it.
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10-08-2009, 11:31 AM
What are the specs of your External Hard Drive?
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10-08-2009, 12:22 PM
Link to my drive:

http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/EP48597113.htm
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10-08-2009, 03:31 PM
I can't find how many Ram memory does it has.
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10-08-2009, 04:51 PM (This post was last modified: 10-08-2009, 04:52 PM by Viciousness.)
(10-08-2009, 03:31 PM)Acekidd01 Wrote: I can't find how many Ram memory does it has.

External hard disk drives don't support RAM. They are used solely for storage.
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10-08-2009, 04:54 PM
Since it is eSATA should be just as fast as a normal HDD
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10-08-2009, 04:55 PM
(10-08-2009, 07:23 AM)ProspectDotNet Wrote: Hi guys! I'm current installing Win 7 on my external hard drive. Any ideas on how it might be affected, performance wise?

I love the look of it, hope everything goes well. I can't wait to try it.

I don't think the performance will differ from using an internal drive, according to what I've read.

I've never done this before, though.
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10-08-2009, 06:46 PM
It might as you can see in the Specs:

OS Support : Mac OS X 10.2 or greater, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

It might work not 100% sure
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10-08-2009, 10:28 PM
Just a heads up guys. It works fine. Just have to figure out why I can't connect to any wireless routers.
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10-08-2009, 10:30 PM
(10-08-2009, 10:28 PM)ProspectDotNet Wrote: Just a heads up guys. It works fine. Just have to figure out why I can't connect to any wireless routers.

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