Possible to boot from an e-Sata or Usb port

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  1. Woodstock

    Woodstock So Say We All

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    The title explains it all, is it possible wondering for a backup idea im looking at (a ghost of a basic install... fully updated with firewall/anti-virus) got severely aggravated getting attack before the system was updated when i re-formated last week, just looking to avoid it again
     
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  2. Supergoal

    Supergoal What's a Dremel?

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    Also too add, would using an external drive to boot from be any slower or faster than say an IDE based drive?
     
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  3. overdosedelusion

    overdosedelusion I mostly come at night, mostly..

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    external drives via USB will indeed be slower as they will only transfer data aty the speed of USB (which isnt a heck of a lot) but e-sata should boot just as quick as a standard sata drive in theory
     
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  4. TheoGeo

    TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?!

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    usb would be slower, but e-sata is just sata+power so it would make no difference, go for it.
     
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  5. Supergoal

    Supergoal What's a Dremel?

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    Great I have an e-sata socket on my motherboard rear.
     
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  6. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Question is, will your BIOS allow booting from e-sata?
     
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  7. airchie

    airchie What's a Dremel?

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    Should do.

    I believe its just seen as a standard SATA port in BIOS. :)
     
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  8. Woodstock

    Woodstock So Say We All

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    Exactly what i wanted to hear. :rock:
     
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  9. Supergoal

    Supergoal What's a Dremel?

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    Just to clarify. Using an e-sata drive would be near enough just as fast as in internal one? And bootable?

    !
     
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  10. cavornex

    cavornex What's a Dremel?

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    SoO its possible to boot from

    Now I'm getting excited. If its possible to boot from e-SATA or USB external drive, then its possible to boot from an slipstreamed copy of O/S from a USB Flash Drive?
     
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  11. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Yup. :)
     
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