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echo: win95
to: August Abolins
from: Alan Zisman
date: 2011-05-25 11:09:42
subject: Win XP & external HDD -- #2

On 24-05-11 5:55 PM, August Abolins -> Kevin Klement wrote:
 AA> Kevin Klement -> Alan Zisman said..

 >>> instance), most reasonably modern PCs have a BIOS that can
 >>> be set to boot to an external USB (etc) drive - this takes

 KK>> Mine does. :)


 AA> Have you used it with Windows?

So the upshot is that external HDs can be set as boot drives - unless they
have Windows installed on them.

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