Windows 2000 and USB 2 external hdd's

[Paul]

Hi all, is there any way to format external USB2
hard drives (in an enclosure/case), in NTFS??

And also can you boot off USB2 hard drives
with Windows / Windows 2000 at all??

Or can external USB2 hard drives only be used as slaves. Not as bootdisks
for the main operating
system?

If so, how?? Can someone let me know, or
post a few sites, with steps/answers etc.

Thanx

 

[Colon Terminus]

Inline response

Hi all, is there any way to format external USB2
hard drives (in an enclosure/case), in NTFS??

Yes, Disk Management does thsi very nicely.

And also can you boot off USB2 hard drives
with Windows / Windows 2000 at all??

No. The drive would need to have a drive letter assigned to it during POST.
Not possible with USB enclosures.

Or can external USB2 hard drives only be used as slaves. Not as bootdisks
for the main operating
system?

If this is a requirement then you're gonna have to use external SATA
drives/enclosures as these attach to the mainboard's SATA controller and do
get a drive letter assigned during POST.

If so, how?? Can someone let me know, or
post a few sites, with steps/answers etc.

Thanx

You're welcome.

 

[Paul]

Cheers Colon for the info. Much appreciated

Inline response



Yes, Disk Management does thsi very nicely.


No. The drive would need to have a drive letter assigned to it during
POST.
Not possible with USB enclosures.


If this is a requirement then you're gonna have to use external SATA
drives/enclosures as these attach to the mainboard's SATA controller and
do
get a drive letter assigned during POST.


You're welcome.