Windows 10: Boot with external HD attached.

Discus and support Boot with external HD attached. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Not computer literate. How to start computer with external HD attached? If can't then how make external HD boot disk?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by jp&tk, Jul 21, 2018.

  1. jp&tk Win User

    Boot with external HD attached.


    Not computer literate. How to start computer with external HD attached? If can't then how make external HD boot disk?

    :)
     
    jp&tk, Jul 21, 2018
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  2. jp&tk Win User

    How to make external HD boot disk simply without 47 steps in Windows 10?

    I'm ancient and want to make external HD my boot disc. Is there a simple method or have to do multiple steps. Can't leave HD plugged in at startup or get error message "can't boot from floppy".
     
    jp&tk, Jul 21, 2018
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  3. DaveM121 Win User
    Laptop won't boot with new external hard drive attached.

    The problem is probably in your BIOS . . .

    • Plug in the external HDD
    • Boot into BIOS
    • Make sure the external drive is not above your internal HDD in the boot order list
    • Enable or disable USB Legacy Boot, whichever setting allows your system to boot with the external HDD plugged in . . .
     
    DaveM121, Jul 21, 2018
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  4. Jelo Sen Win User

    Boot with external HD attached.

    EXTERNAL HD

    Hello,

    To better assist you with connecting your external Hard Drive to your device, we appreciate it if you can answer the following questions:

    • Have you checked the status of the drive in Device Manager?
    • Have you tried updating the driver?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    In the meantime, we suggest running Microsoft easy fix by going to this link:

    Find and fix problems with devices and hardware
    .

    Looking forward to your response.
     
    Jelo Sen, Jul 21, 2018
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