Re: Linux on a USB External HD

sp wrote:

I have a 300GB Hard drive that I want to test Linux on. Is it possible to install it on this drive without touching my C Drive. Is it possible to install it entirely on the external drive, bootloader and all. I have a high spec comp:

P4 3.2GHz
2GB RAM
1x160GB HDD
500GB RAID 0
6800GT

Thanks in advance

sp



I have Suse 10.1 running on a Fujitsu Siemens notebook, Amillo A7640 Amd Athlon 3200 mhz 1,5 gb ram installed on an usb extern hard drive and seems like it is just as fast as it being installed on the intern hard drive. Only prob I am having is getting grup to install the boot menu on a usb floppy as my notebook does not have one intern.

Shawn
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