craigcwwe Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hi does anyone know if it will be possible to install video games ( crysis etc ) on a external hard drive and then play them on a laptop? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 You should be able to install is to one no problem, but I don't think it will work on other computers other than the one it was installed on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 what i meant was to save the space on the laptop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 so does anyone know if you can install games/programs on a external hard drive and then play them on a laptop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanianVictimAgain Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 so does anyone know if you can install games/programs on a external hard drive and then play them on a laptop? Aye, you can. I've played FM on external HD and laptop. Did this to avoid losing my game should my laptop go west. This backfired 2 months ago however when my dog knocked the HD off the table and wiped everything. The game will be linked though - you can't plug your HD into another computer, put the disk in and load from that. At least I don't think so.. I'm going to save FM2010 on a pen drive when I get it.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Aye, you can. I've played FM on external HD and laptop. Did this to avoid losing my game should my laptop go west. This backfired 2 months ago however when my dog knocked the HD off the table and wiped everything. The game will be linked though - you can't plug your HD into another computer, put the disk in and load from that. At least I don't think so..I'm going to save FM2010 on a pen drive when I get it.. So if i put fm2010 onto a external hard drive and put the disc into te laptop it would play the game? If so how does the game handle? Also could you please update this thread on how you get on with fm and the external hard drive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk Beware Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hmmm, i wonder if it would run any quicker installing FM on a Extenal Hard Drive with nothing else on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkingwithintent Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hmmm, i wonder if it would run any quicker installing FM on a Extenal Hard Drive with nothing else on it. If anything I'd expect it to be a little slower as the PC has to go back and forth to the External HD to fetch the data. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Alot slower or just a bit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkingwithintent Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Not much but I expect a little bit. However I could be talking complete carp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwilko6 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Not much but I expect a little bit. However I could be talking complete carp You aren't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 well if its connected via USB then yes it will be a LOT slower doing reads and writes to the external HD Why not instead install and play on your laptop but every so often make a back-up e.g. take a copy of the relevant save files on to the external HD say once a week etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankylars Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 If it's an external USB drive that runs at 7200RPM (like a Western Digital MyBook), I think it should read/load about as fast as an internal, 5400RPM laptop drive. If you're talking about running off of one of those USB-powered, 5400RPM Passport drives, for example, you'll likely notice slower speeds. If you've got FireWire it can be quicker to an external drive than USB, but I know with Windows FireWire connected drives sometimes don't wake up if the computer goes into sleep mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Ok thanks people for the replies you have been helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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