Primary HD I can install Windows 7 or higher OS and make this a bootable drive, right?

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JDTX · Accepted Answer

Yes, but bear in mind that these are meant for storage really. They are 5400 RPM which means they are slower and designed for longer term use. Using as a primary bootable drive is fine but will be slower than a 7200 RPM drive.

Answered by JDTX 9 years ago

James · Answer

Yes, you can install Windows 7 from a CD/DVD without any issue. The only issue I have had was in trying to restore from a Windows backup on a drive that was formatted as a dynamic disk. The transfer software will not do that; it only will restore from a basic disk.

Answered by James 10 years ago

VineBuzz · Answer

to serve as the Primary HD, it may need a certain jumper pin connector. My usage is different.

BobH · Answer

Absolutely capable of being your boot drive

Herc · Answer

It seems possible but I cannot guarantee compatibility.

OldMan · Answer

Yes, depending on what you plug it in to. 

I suspect you could install DOS 6.0 or Windows 95 also, but you'd have to make several partitions to use the whole drive, since they can't recognize 4 TB of storage.

Seriously, I forget the partition size limitations on portions in the 32 bit versus 64 versions of Windows on Windows 7 and newer, because I retired switched to Macs for home use.

whatasucker · Answer

Yes. Spring for a SSD if you can afford it, or a 7200 rpm drive if you can't.

logical1 · Answer

Yes

DragonTech · Answer

You sure can! You can even install Linux on the drive. As soon as you install an OS on the drive, that drive will become bootable and boot... into the OS.

Eric · Answer

Yes, the "Everyday" drives (like this one) from Western Digital are the most appropriate for that task.

“Primary HD I can install Windows 7 or higher OS and make this a bootable drive, right?”

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