How to boot from an external harddrive (USB) with a laptop?

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  • Myst
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2004
    • 4708
    #1

    How to boot from an external harddrive (USB) with a laptop?

    Does anyone know how to boot from an external harddrive (well really its an internal hard drive in an enclosure) thats connected by USB on a laptop? I dont think the drive is bootable so that is another issue.. the drive used to be in my desktop computer but it was not the primary drive containing the boot sector information. I took it out of my desktop and want to boot up my laptop with it (im travelling)

    Anyone know what would be the easiest way to do this?
    I have a Dell XPS M1530 laptop if that helps..
    ICQ: 298-523-037
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    • GrouchyAdmin
      Now choke yourself!
      • Apr 2006
      • 12085
      #2
      Hold down F12. Choose 'USB'. If that's not an option, press F2, go into the BIOS, and enable USB boot.

      If the HD isn't bootable, it won't work.

      I doubt Windows will work, anyhow, since it was setup for a different machine which likely has entirely different hardware.

      Your best bet would be to connect the HD and use a ghost utility to back up the internal drive to the external.
      Last edited by GrouchyAdmin; 08-26-2008, 11:11 PM.

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        • Supz
          Arthur Flegenheimer
          • Jul 2006
          • 11057
          #3
          Originally posted by GrouchyAdmin
          Hold down F12. Choose 'USB'. If that's not an option, press F2, go into the BIOS, and enable USB boot.

          If the HD isn't bootable, it won't work.

          I doubt Windows will work, anyhow, since it was setup for a different machine which likely has entirely different hardware.

          Your best bet would be to connect the HD and use a ghost utility to back up the internal drive to the external.
          Spot on here

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            • pr0
              rockin tha trailerpark
              • May 2001
              • 23088
              #4
              you need to get a very secure server at a location you trust...

              & then use your travel computers as dummy terminals for now on....connecting through secure layers/totally encrypted

              i can point you in the right direction software wise
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                • sinkiss
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                  • Apr 2004
                  • 666
                  #5
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                    • brandonstills
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                      • Dec 2007
                      • 1964
                      #6
                      What OS?

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                        • gimo33
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2006
                          • 5599
                          #7
                          Originally posted by GrouchyAdmin
                          Hold down F12. Choose 'USB'. If that's not an option, press F2, go into the BIOS, and enable USB boot.

                          If the HD isn't bootable, it won't work.

                          I doubt Windows will work, anyhow, since it was setup for a different machine which likely has entirely different hardware.

                          Your best bet would be to connect the HD and use a ghost utility to back up the internal drive to the external.
                          what he said
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                            • Myst
                              Confirmed User
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 4708
                              #8
                              there is no way to make the drive itself bootable?
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