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Is it faster to download to your desktop than to your external hard drive?
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How does an exterior hard drive work?
Think of an external hard drive like a normal hard drive working outside your computer, they work very much in the same way. Normally (unless you are using a SCSI hard drive), they can be connected to your computer via a Firewire or USB connection. If you have a key-drive(aka USB memory stick),they work like a miniature external hard drive in the sense that they store date in an external format; an external hard drive is just like a large key-drive. With both a keydrive and an external hard drive, you simply connect it to your computer, and access its files. When you want to access your internal hard drive, you go to MyComputer and then select the C: drive; The external hard drive is a similar process, you select it's icon (located either on the desktop or MyComputer) and then you can access its files like a normal hard drive. You can drag files out of it onto your desktop, or alternatively, drag files into it to transfer files from your computer.
Can you attach a desktop CD-RW drive to a laptop?
Yes. You will need an external drive case for this. Basically its a small metal box (but make sure to get a 5.25" version for your drive) with an IDE interface for the drive and a USB interface for your laptop. Thereby converting your internal IDE CDRW into an external USB CDRW. They can also be used for hard disks.
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.
The desktop is typically found is located in what drive?
In Windows, the default installation drive letter is C:, and the desktop folder will be in C:\Users\\Desktop\ (Windows Vista and newer) or C:\Documents and Settings\\Desktop\ (Windows XP), and for GNU/Linux distributions, /home//Desktop/(or simply ~/Desktop/ for any user that's logged in, will be directed to their own desktop folder)
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.
Which has a faster interface to the system an external serial ATA hard drive or a external FireWirehard drive?
external serial ATA is six times faster
Is an internal hard drive faster than an external one?
An internal hard drive will generally be faster than an external one.
Which is a faster interface to a system an external serial ATA hard drive or an external FireWire hard drive?
External SATA (eSATA) is up to six times faster than USB or Fire Wire
Which has a faster interface to the system an external serial ATA hard drive or an external FireWire hard drive?
External serial ATA (eSATA) hard drives is up to six times faster than USB or FireWire.
Which is the cheaper and best external hard disk data 2 tb?
One of the cheaper and best external hard drive options is the WD My Passport 2 TB External hard drive. The WD My Passport 2 TB External hard drive is portable, and cost about $69.99 before taxes. The hard drive has an average of 4.5 star, and good reviews from customers. If you are looking to buy a desktop hard drive, the better option would be a Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard drive. This hard drive would cost about $84.00 before taxes. The Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard drive has an average of 4.5 stars, and all the reviews from customer are good.
How do you add Skype to your desktop?
If you have a MAC just drag it from the hard drive onto your desktop. If you have PC open applications and drag to your desktop
What has a faster interface to the system an external serial ata or an external firewire hard drive?
External serial ATA known as eSATA is up to six times faster than USB or Firewire.
How do you transfer a afile from a laptop to a desktop?
It depends on how large the file is, if it is small enough just email it to yourself and save it on your desktop. If it is larger you can use a usb jump drive or an external hard drive to get the job done.
Where can one download an external hard drive media player?
One can download an external hard drive media player from websites such as EHow and WDC. Other internet retailers such as Amazon and NewEgg also offer this service.
How do you copy info from drive to a external drive?
Typical external drive has usb connectors. When it connect to the computer, it become visible as another drive so you can copy files or folder like internal drive. Some are faster with usb 3.0/esata. Also there are copying software that are reliable/slightly faster such as terracopy
When a document is saved on the desktop a document icon displays on the desktop and the document is stored on the hard disk true or false?
Answer: True - yes the document which you save on the desktop is saved on the hard drive. Unless you're saving the document on an external hard drive, USB, or CD, it would be saved on the hard drive. (wow!)
Can the hard drive be recovered if the cooling fan on a Dell laptop quit and now it won't boot windows?
You'll have to remove the hard drive from the laptop and connect it to another working computer, laptop or desktop PC. You can use IDE adapter for laptop hard drives - for connecting it to a desktop computer. You can use external USB enclosure for laptop hard drives for connecting it either to a desktop or laptop computer. You'll find instructions for removing the hard drive in Dell service manuals, they are available for download from the Dell website. Follow links for more information about IDE adapter and external USB enclosure.
