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‎12-14-2021 12:22 PM

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

I need to replace my hard drive can I use an external HDD drive SMART n place of my internal hard drive 

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‎12-14-2021 12:48 PM

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@Cshumaker 

 

What is your machine ? I don't know what your  external HDD drive SMART is, its physical parts may not the SAME as normal internal HDD's.

 

Is your machine a desktop ? You can use hundreds of different models/products around. You can use same capacity or larger than existing HDD.  For example

 

          https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/hdd-3.5-drives?page=1

 

The normal ROT's:

  • faster RPM is better
  • bigger cache is better

Regards.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎12-16-2021 05:39 PM

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@Cshumaker 

I believe your question was about using an External drive as if it were an Internal drive, right?

 

Short answer is NO -- you can't do that.



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