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Old October 16, 2009, 07:57 PM
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Is it possible to boot to Windows XP pro from external USB HDD?
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Old October 16, 2009, 08:15 PM
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You wouldn't really want to as it would take longer to boot up then it would an internal hard drive as usb is slower then sata and typically external hdds are only 5400RPM
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