I'm thinking of using external HDD to test out PC-BSD and various Linux distros. Been looking on Google for pros and cons of this setup, but only seem to find pros...so I get nervous when I cannot find any downside to something. Can anyone think of any potential problems of using eSATA hard disk drive to switch in and out various operating systems? Maybe bootloader problems, or anything else?
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Jump to PostI have dealt with quite a few customers with external SATA hard drives and the 2 main problems are heat and being dropped.
Drives in small un-ventilated enclosures tend to overheat if left running for extended periods of time. If you get a well ventilated or actively cooled enclosure …
Jump to PostSATA and eSATA are basically the same thing except eSATA has both power and data in 1 plug. You can get SATA hard drives in eSATA enclosures and you can get eSATA to SATA cables. eSATA can be used internally or externally if your PC has the right plugs in …
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