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If the external hard-drive uses a USB (hot plug) connection, then it can be freely plugged in and out without switching off the computer first. The computer will automatically install it in Windows. In some linux type OSs, the drive may need to be mounted first. In any operating systems, it is wise to unmount the drive before pulling the plug to allow any data writing to be completed or you may risk corrupting the external drive/data.
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How would you install a portable operating system on your external 500 GB Hard disk to have it run on any machine you connect it to?
You plug in the hard drive into a computer and install the OS on the portable drive. Doing so may require the OS installer to detect your particular external HDD, which is OS dependent. After the installation, plug portable HDD into another computer and set the computer to boot off external/removable media. The exact procedure depends on the type of BIOS of the other computer and on whether or not its BIOS is password-protected.
Getting files off of a damaged external hardrive.?
The external hard drive's controller may have failed. If the warranty is out or of no concern, and you are technically capable, you might try to open the device and remove the drive. Install the drive in a computer or use an external docking station or adapter, and you may be able to access the drive. If this does not work, many software utilities exist as well as services that will open the drive in a clean room and attempt to recover the data.
What is the term used to exchange an external hard drive on your computer without switching it off?
Hot Swap
If your computer froze up can you get the information off of it and put it in a new computer?
Yes you can remove the hard drive and install it in another computer as a secondary (otherwise know as slave drive) and get the info off of it, but if you don't know what you're doing you should have a professional do it.
How can you put your files onto an external hard drive from a computer you are unable to log on to?
There are hard drive interface devices for not much money that will copy the files off of the hard drive--onto another computer. The adapters are called 2.5" External Enclosures, and are readily available.AnswerYou pretty much don't. If you can't log on to the computer, you can't access the files. If it's your computer, you might be able to remove the drive and attach it to another computer and access the files that way.
Can you boot off of hard drive?
I do mean an external hard drive.
Is it better to leave an external hard drive constantly on or on and off with the system?
off
Can you use Microsoft office with a netbook?
No, you can't install MS office for android tablets. -Dora
How do you intall Windows 7?
have you got the installation disk? if so change your computers bios to boot off the CD drive first and restart your computer with the installation disk in the drive and follow the install settings
How do you install a hi-speed USB host controller on a Win XP computer Without taking the case off?
If the computer has an expresscard slot, then you can buy a external docking system that plugs into this slot that provides 5 USB 2.0 ports.
Does a tablet computer have a cd or dvd drive?
There are currently no well-known tablet computers available with an integrated optical drive, though you can connect an external drive to some devices.
How do you remove Trojan virus when computer shuts down?
If it turns back on, always go to safe mode or boot off a recovery disk for Macintosh computers, copy all important files to an external drive, delete all files on the computer, reboot, add all files on the hard drive to the computer again.
