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It can be..... But I use a maxtor 500gigabyte external hard drive, and it makes a world of difference. It has boosted my ram, and prosscessing speed, and I can take it to work, plug it into my computer there, with all my programs, so i can add in what I did at home instead of lugging around my laptop. I recommend external hard drives more than just adding a 2nd hard drive.
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Does HP offer any type of internal storage for external drives?
There are two types of drives, either internal or external. An external drive would only offer external storage. It is kept internally on the external drive but that is all.
Do external hard drives have a partition?
Modern disk drive construction more or less requires drives to have at least one partition. Whether the drive is internal or external is immaterial.
Are external hard disk drives better than internal disk drives?
for my own opinion it depends on your needs but having external hard drive is more of peace of mind for you if your PC accidentally got virus you got back up files
Is an external hard drive a good investment?
External Hard drives Can be a good investment. There are site you can save you re data to on-line ad for free. But when it comes to having a way to transport and having a physical back up of the files and programs on the computer, it is worth while to purchase an external hard drive. This also allows on certain hard drives to be able to access the hard drive at remote computers and using you're own information by booting the computer on you're hard drive.
What is a JAZZ drive?
A Jazz drive is similar to a Zip drive. Jazz drives are external storage devices that use cartridges to store information on. With portable hard drives and flash drives available, the Jazz drives are obsolete.
WHAT drives are a great method of keeping backups of data stored on your hard drive?
external hard drives
Can I connect an external Hard Drive to a router?
An external hard drive can only be connected to a router with a USB port. Consider Asus routers for hooking up external drives.
What external disk drive to get that will play Sims 3?
There are a few different external disk drives you can get that will play Sims 3. You can try getting the 250g external disk drive.
What are the most reliable external hard drive brands?
There are many different brands of external hard drives. Although most people do not think they ever need an external hard drive, it is always good to have one just in case. The most reliable brands of external hard drives are Western Digital and Seagate.
What 3 disk drives could be used to make a back up copy?
DVD-RW, External Hard-drive, External Floppy-drive
What is the difference between an internal drive and an external drive?
Only the most obvious... - Internal drives are housed within the main computer case. - External drives are in their own casing. Allowing them to be transported to another machine and used there.
Does an external hard drive require constant power?
Commonly, external hard drives will acquire power from the computer it is connected to. It is possible, though, to connect external hard drives to an outlet and permanently to the computer, replacing the previous hard drive, though I highly do not recommend such.
