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Should you save your files to your computer or to your external hard drive?
according to me, do the both
In what part of the computer is the external hard drive located?
Actually, the external hard drive is not located in the computer. It is an external hard drive, which means it is on the outside of the computer. It is plugged into the computer's USB port with a cord.
What is a external drive?
An external drive is one that is not in -side the computer- It is a Disk (hard) drive or can also be a CD drive which is connected by a cable to the computer. The connection is usually by SCSI, USB, or SATA(eSATA) connection. An external drive allows you to add a drive to the computer you are using - to expand storage or add a CD drive without actually having to open the computer to add another one. An external drive also allows you to move the drive from computer to computer, Portably. The external drive usually has it's own power supply and case.
Is the C drive on a computer internal or external drive?
Internal Drive
Where can a person learn how to install a computer external hard drive?
A computer external hard drive is a storage device that is connected externally to a computer. It is possible to learn how to install a computer external hard drive though websites such as eHow, or by attending an appropriate college course.
Can you use hard drive with terabyte memory on standard computers?
If it is an external hard drive, then the computer should be able to take it. However, if it is an internal hard drive, you will have to check the system requirements of your computer.
How do you copy your hard drive to an external hard drive?
---- # go to "my computer" # browse to your external hard drive # then open another "my computer" window # drag and drop the file(s) you want to the window displaying the external hard drive. ----
How do you copy Songs External Hard Disk to computer Hard Disk Drive where it will remain even after disconnecting the External HD from Computer?
Simply connect your external hard disk to your computer. Then select the songs you want to play later, copy them and paste to your computer hard drive. And after disconnecting your external hard disk you can now play the selected songs from your computer hard drive.
Can you use external hard drive if main hard drive is down?
Some motherboards support boot from external USB drive amd/or eSATA. You need to check BIOS settings (the external drive should connected) to make sure that your computer is capable to do so. It the motherboard is capable then you can install operating system on the external drive (if it's an usb drive be ready for low performance).
What is the volume label of an external hard drive?
The volume label of an external hard drive refers to the string, which shows before the drive letter if you were to look at the drive using My Computer. For instance, if it is written External Drive:E, then the label is External Drive.
I would like my OS on another hard drive an external one rather than on the C drive but the computer won't allow me to change this hard drive letter path to C?
IDE 0 always has the designation C. Its a throwback to the days when computers were single or dual floppy drive only and they had (and still have) designations A and B. Hook up the external drive, go into the BIOS and select the external as the drive to boot from. Save the change and allow the computer to boot. Load the OS and it should defer to the external drive.
Can you use an external hard drive with any computer?
While external hard drives have the availability to work with multiple computers, it would be false to say every external hard drive works with every computer.
