Is this drive bootable?
1764947
If you install a boot loader on it and use it in a computer that can boot from a USB connected drive, yes. I used it to create my Lenovo disaster recover drive and it boots fine.
2207499
Easy easy easy yes you can on both. First you need a bootable USB with the operating system on it or a cloning program. Here, check out the clean install video I made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16m25etC3lo
1419638
Yes, but you need to research your particular notebook model to see if the drive is user replaceable.
1761759
no...it will boot up if you have the drive chassie mounted...its a piece of cake...i do sugest thow...once installed you restart your computer...then your all done
906489
I suspect it will NOT boot if you copy to a new disk as the current drive sounds like it has physical issues. This device makes a sector-by-sector mirror image of the existing drive so I would not be optimistic a copy of it will boot properly.
51826
No it's a blank hard drive. You will need to format to what ever operating system u are using.
200491
Yes. You can boot from the drive connected in this card from the Bios. You just have to select the drive type/description from the menu.
1645
no just follow instructions, put it on drive turn off pc and back on, select boot from disk
956459
I did not use the two drives as a bootable drive but as an external drive in a NexStar external drive holder.Pnce they were formatted they acted exactly like a regular drive which is why I bought a second one.
1970200
pretty sure the answer is yes. the mimiting factor isn't necessarily the hardware, but snow leopard. Instructions for boot from a thumb drive are here:http://www.maketecheasier.com/create-mac-snow-leopard-usb-installer-disk/the HD should also work.
1837746
yes, you can if you choose. you'd just have to set the boot order correctly in the BIOS
509991
The Ubuntu come perloaded for mine. It can boot both from SD and onboard nand.
1183001
Not sure about booting to it but I do actually have mine partitioned 70/30 split with Mac journaled and NTFS as I use encryption on both partitions. I don't know on the bootable front as I use mine as a file mule and time machine. As a side not I will say this drive is far far heavier than it needs to be. Writing and read speeds are blazing fast but I feel like it's lined with lead.
1773042
No, it is a bare drive. I used a usb2IDE appliance and Clonezilla, a free OpenSource download.
1137681
It should be, although I seem to remember it as formatted NTFS to start with. If your build supports standard SATA interface, you should not have any problems. It has been a very reliable drive for my Windows system. The only caveat is that an SSD does require periodic "garbage collection" by the operating system. You might want to check if your intended OS will support this. This would apply to any SSD that you may be considering.
2003896
I am not sure. If the hard drive won't boot at all then no, but if it's just like the operating system crashed but the hard drive still works then yes
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i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd... » Read More i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. « Show Less