External Hard Drive

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Is there any way to run Day Z / Arma 2 off an external harddrive?

[Rage VG 4033]

If you want to run it through steam, you'd have to move your entire steam folder onto it, and run it from there. It should work.

[Derpy_Hooves (DayZ) 4521]

Just watch when you do something like this, i seem to have problems of the HDD shutting down or freezing under constant strain, i dunno wether its my HDD (Western Digital 250GB 3 months old) or just the fact im trying to play a game and a mod off an external drive.

[Rage VG 4033]

Just watch when you do something like this, i seem to have problems of the HDD shutting down or freezing under constant strain, i dunno wether its my HDD (Western Digital 250GB 3 months old) or just the fact im trying to play a game and a mod off an external drive.

Well, the way I specified above worked with a second internal drive. Would there really be a significant difference that would mean it wouldn't work on an external one?

[Derpy_Hooves (DayZ) 4521]

Well, the way I specified above worked with a second internal drive. Would there really be a significant difference that would mean it wouldn't work on an external one?

Technically there should be no problem at all, just rarely i think its the amount of Data going through USB that causes some errors.. but it is an option that would work

[Rage VG 4033]

Technically there should be no problem at all, just rarely i think its the amount of Data going through USB that causes some errors.. but it is an option that would work

Hmm. I didn't consider the USB Connection.

[Derpy_Hooves (DayZ) 4521]

its just a minor set back, but i can't see it causing too many problems, i run all my music from an External Drive when im mixing a set up!

[OrLoK 16191]

Hello there

Arma is a bugger for streaming textures, would a USB port handle it? Mods *could* be placed on the drive though. I still don't think it's a superb idea for general use IMHO.

Rgds

LoK