Re: External HD for Booting up
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 14:53:02 -0500
El Quixote wrote:
> Will go to the links later today, thanks. BartPE cd?? what is that??
> could you explain it further??
> What I was trying to do was to have a spare hdd with the OS that I
> could boot up from in case of problems with my laptop and to use it
> while fixing what was wrong and of course, for backups. With the low
> prices of internal hdd's, it seem's like a no brainer!!!
Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Then - for what you want - BartPE is perfect - and a $0.10 CD is
> still cheaper than a USB drive of any size.
>
> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
Anna wrote:
> I've seen a number of (favorable) references to that BartPE Builder
> program and I've reviewed the information on the developer's website,
> but I'm still not clear on the capability of that program as it
> affects the ability to make a USB/Firewire external HD bootable, as
> is the issue in this case. (At least I think it's the issue!)
While this is what the OP originally requested, when I asked "why" they
wanted such a thing - they stated their main purpose was to "boot up from in
case of problems with my laptop and to use it while fixing what was wrong" -
the BartPE CD is perfect for this. The OP could use the BartPE CD to load
up and at least attempt to repair their system or transfer their files from
the defunct (unbootable) hard disk to an external medium (ie: another
computer on the network, USB drive, etc.) Also, it does give minimal
functionality - in that you can map network drives, surf the Internet and a
lot of other things, depending on your plugins for BartPE.
> The OP wants to boot XP from an external HD. Let's assume that's what
> he wants or what we want. So a number of issues arise...
> 1. We know that you cannot *directly* install the XP OS onto an
> external HD. Does the Bart PE Builder program allow one to do so? And
> if so, can you briefly explain the process?
Again - as I originally stated - I do not believe you can boot from an
external hard disk drive with Windows XP (or other NT Based operating
systems.)
> 2. We know that by using a disk imaging program, e.g., Ghost, True
> Image, etc., one can clone the contents of the XP OS onto an external
> HD. But the EHD will not be bootable. Does the Bart PE Builder
> program provide the capability of making an EHD bootable under those
> circumstances? Again, if so, could you briefly explain the process?
Again - as far as I know - it does not.
> If there's any other pertinent information you can furnish re the Bart
> program, I would appreciate hearing about it. Thank you in advance
> for your comments.
Sorry if you misunderstood my reasoning for recommending BartPE. It merely
gives the op the ability to use their laptop and figure out/fix what is
wrong in an emergency situation (at least gives them ability to access NTFS
drives.)
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