DOS External HDD

Reilly

Reilly

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Hiya Guys,

I need help, I have a External HDD with windows Ultimate on it, but how do i get that HDD to boot from Start, I have tried to select it in setup but no luck

Please help
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz, 2
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iMac 2011 Model
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DDR3 (3x4Gb)
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27" imac
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1Tb
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Apple Wireless
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Hello Reilly,

The external HDD will have to be connected via eSATA at both ends without any adapters for it to be recognized as a boot drive for Windows 7. This will be the only way for Windows 7 to see it the same as an internal HDD to use at boot like this.
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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Thermaltake Core P3
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