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Hi,
I have a Toshiba Satellite A25 - S207. The internal hard disk has just crashed. I do not want to change the hard disk since its very expensive. So, is it possible to boot using an external hard disk connected through USB? Please help , i am in a real messy situation.
Aug 12 '07 #1
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bartonc
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The cheapest thing is to make a bootable CD. My favorite is ubcd4win.
Aug 12 '07 #2
bartonc
6,596 Recognized Expert Expert
The cheapest thing is to make a bootable CD. My favorite is ubcd4win.
I should mention that I doubt that your current hard disk will be much use to you any more. And at $48 to $112, I don't think that an external would save you any money. But here is the official line on booting Windows from USB.
Aug 12 '07 #3
Scotter
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Did you harddrive cease up, or are you just having boot problems?
Aug 15 '07 #4

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