| Jim Dean Sage ![]() ![]() Posts: 3022 Joined: 9/21/2006 Location: L'ville, GA User Profile | If you make the external drive bootable with a full installation of Windows, and use F12 during boot-up to select the USB or Esata port for that boot session, then you can accomplish it. However - note that you *might* need to purchase an additional copy of Windows and keep it up to date, plus antivirus, for that drive. Also note that the access time via a USB port will likely be a bit slower (unless full 3.0 support and an SSD drive). Summary - it's do-able but not trivial. [Edited by Jim Dean on 10/25/2013 10:14 AM] | |