Installing on an external hard drive

[James Knott]

Marc Lijour wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I believe it is possible to install easily a Mandriva system on a hard-drive 
> mounted in an enclosure (USB).
> 
> Questions
> Where to put the bootloader? (MBR will work?)
> What happens if the USB drive gets another ID?

The first thing, is to determine if the computer can boot a USB hard
drive.  Not all can.
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