±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 685
Total: 685
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Downloads
05: Downloads
06: Downloads
07: Photo Gallery
08: Member Screenshots
09: Downloads
10: Member Screenshots
11: Photo Gallery
12: Photo Gallery
13: Downloads
14: Photo Gallery
15: Photo Gallery
16: Member Screenshots
17: Member Screenshots
18: Member Screenshots
19: Photo Gallery
20: Downloads
21: Photo Gallery
22: Photo Gallery
23: Photo Gallery
24: Downloads
25: Photo Gallery
26: Photo Gallery
27: Photo Gallery
28: Photo Gallery
29: Photo Gallery
30: Member Screenshots
31: Downloads
32: Community Forums
33: Photo Gallery
34: Photo Gallery
35: Home
36: Photo Gallery
37: Downloads
38: Community Forums
39: Home
40: News Archive
41: Member Screenshots
42: Downloads
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Home
46: Community Forums
47: Home
48: Photo Gallery
49: Downloads
50: Member Screenshots
51: Community Forums
52: Photo Gallery
53: Home
54: Photo Gallery
55: Member Screenshots
56: Downloads
57: Downloads
58: Member Screenshots
59: Photo Gallery
60: Photo Gallery
61: Photo Gallery
62: Photo Gallery
63: Community Forums
64: Member Screenshots
65: Downloads
66: Community Forums
67: Photo Gallery
68: Photo Gallery
69: Photo Gallery
70: Photo Gallery
71: Member Screenshots
72: Community Forums
73: Photo Gallery
74: Community Forums
75: Member Screenshots
76: Photo Gallery
77: Home
78: Downloads
79: Photo Gallery
80: Photo Gallery
81: Community Forums
82: Downloads
83: Photo Gallery
84: Photo Gallery
85: Community Forums
86: Member Screenshots
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Downloads
91: Downloads
92: Home
93: Photo Gallery
94: Photo Gallery
95: Home
96: Photo Gallery
97: Member Screenshots
98: Downloads
99: Photo Gallery
100: Photo Gallery
101: Member Screenshots
102: News Archive
103: Photo Gallery
104: Downloads
105: Home
106: Photo Gallery
107: Photo Gallery
108: Member Screenshots
109: Member Screenshots
110: Photo Gallery
111: Statistics
112: Photo Gallery
113: Photo Gallery
114: Home
115: Photo Gallery
116: Downloads
117: Photo Gallery
118: Member Screenshots
119: Member Screenshots
120: Photo Gallery
121: Downloads
122: Photo Gallery
123: Home
124: Photo Gallery
125: Member Screenshots
126: Community Forums
127: Downloads
128: Community Forums
129: Home
130: Downloads
131: Photo Gallery
132: Home
133: Photo Gallery
134: Member Screenshots
135: Member Screenshots
136: Photo Gallery
137: Photo Gallery
138: Member Screenshots
139: News
140: Community Forums
141: Photo Gallery
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Downloads
146: Home
147: Downloads
148: Home
149: Photo Gallery
150: Photo Gallery
151: Photo Gallery
152: Member Screenshots
153: Downloads
154: Community Forums
155: Photo Gallery
156: Community Forums
157: Home
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Community Forums
161: Photo Gallery
162: Photo Gallery
163: Photo Gallery
164: Downloads
165: Home
166: Member Screenshots
167: Photo Gallery
168: News
169: Community Forums
170: News
171: Community Forums
172: Member Screenshots
173: Downloads
174: Photo Gallery
175: Photo Gallery
176: Photo Gallery
177: Downloads
178: Photo Gallery
179: Community Forums
180: Home
181: Community Forums
182: Photo Gallery
183: Downloads
184: Home
185: Member Screenshots
186: Home
187: Downloads
188: Member Screenshots
189: Home
190: Member Screenshots
191: Member Screenshots
192: Community Forums
193: Member Screenshots
194: Downloads
195: Downloads
196: Home
197: Community Forums
198: News Archive
199: Community Forums
200: Member Screenshots
201: Member Screenshots
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Member Screenshots
205: Community Forums
206: Member Screenshots
207: Community Forums
208: Member Screenshots
209: Statistics
210: Member Screenshots
211: Member Screenshots
212: Photo Gallery
213: Member Screenshots
214: Photo Gallery
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Photo Gallery
219: Photo Gallery
220: Downloads
221: Member Screenshots
222: Photo Gallery
223: Member Screenshots
224: Photo Gallery
225: Downloads
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Member Screenshots
229: Photo Gallery
230: Member Screenshots
231: Downloads
232: Photo Gallery
233: Community Forums
234: Member Screenshots
235: Community Forums
236: Member Screenshots
237: Community Forums
238: Photo Gallery
239: Photo Gallery
240: Home
241: Downloads
242: Downloads
243: Community Forums
244: Your Account
245: Downloads
246: Photo Gallery
247: Photo Gallery
248: Member Screenshots
249: Photo Gallery
250: Community Forums
251: Photo Gallery
252: Photo Gallery
253: Home
254: Downloads
255: Photo Gallery
256: Photo Gallery
257: Community Forums
258: Member Screenshots
259: Photo Gallery
260: Member Screenshots
261: News Archive
262: Home
263: Photo Gallery
264: Photo Gallery
265: Home
266: Photo Gallery
267: Photo Gallery
268: Photo Gallery
269: Photo Gallery
270: Downloads
271: Downloads
272: Photo Gallery
273: Photo Gallery
274: Photo Gallery
275: Photo Gallery
276: Downloads
277: Photo Gallery
278: Photo Gallery
279: Member Screenshots
280: Photo Gallery
281: Home
282: Photo Gallery
283: Home
284: Photo Gallery
285: Photo Gallery
286: Member Screenshots
287: Member Screenshots
288: Member Screenshots
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Photo Gallery
292: Member Screenshots
293: Downloads
294: Member Screenshots
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Downloads
298: Home
299: Member Screenshots
300: News Archive
301: Statistics
302: Member Screenshots
303: Photo Gallery
304: Photo Gallery
305: Member Screenshots
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Downloads
311: Member Screenshots
312: Community Forums
313: Member Screenshots
314: Home
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Downloads
318: Home
319: Downloads
320: Member Screenshots
321: Community Forums
322: Photo Gallery
323: Community Forums
324: Photo Gallery
325: Member Screenshots
326: Member Screenshots
327: Member Screenshots
328: Photo Gallery
329: Photo Gallery
330: Member Screenshots
331: Member Screenshots
332: Photo Gallery
333: News Archive
334: Downloads
335: Photo Gallery
336: Member Screenshots
337: Downloads
338: Member Screenshots
339: Photo Gallery
340: Photo Gallery
341: Member Screenshots
342: Downloads
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: News Archive
346: Photo Gallery
347: Photo Gallery
348: Member Screenshots
349: Member Screenshots
350: Photo Gallery
351: Photo Gallery
352: Downloads
353: Member Screenshots
354: Downloads
355: Downloads
356: Member Screenshots
357: Photo Gallery
358: Downloads
359: Photo Gallery
360: Photo Gallery
361: Photo Gallery
362: Home
363: Photo Gallery
364: Home
365: Downloads
366: Photo Gallery
367: Photo Gallery
368: Downloads
369: Photo Gallery
370: Photo Gallery
371: Photo Gallery
372: Downloads
373: News
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Home
377: Member Screenshots
378: Downloads
379: Community Forums
380: News Archive
381: Photo Gallery
382: Photo Gallery
383: News Archive
384: Community Forums
385: Home
386: Home
387: Member Screenshots
388: Downloads
389: Downloads
390: Photo Gallery
391: Photo Gallery
392: Downloads
393: Home
394: Photo Gallery
395: Downloads
396: Community Forums
397: Photo Gallery
398: Downloads
399: Community Forums
400: Downloads
401: Photo Gallery
402: Community Forums
403: Member Screenshots
404: Member Screenshots
405: Member Screenshots
406: Community Forums
407: Photo Gallery
408: Photo Gallery
409: Community Forums
410: Member Screenshots
411: Photo Gallery
412: News Archive
413: Photo Gallery
414: Photo Gallery
415: Photo Gallery
416: Member Screenshots
417: Photo Gallery
418: Photo Gallery
419: Photo Gallery
420: Photo Gallery
421: Photo Gallery
422: Home
423: Home
424: Home
425: Home
426: Home
427: Home
428: Downloads
429: Community Forums
430: Member Screenshots
431: Home
432: Community Forums
433: Downloads
434: Photo Gallery
435: Downloads
436: Member Screenshots
437: Member Screenshots
438: Statistics
439: Photo Gallery
440: Home
441: Statistics
442: Photo Gallery
443: Downloads
444: Home
445: Member Screenshots
446: Community Forums
447: Member Screenshots
448: Downloads
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Home
452: Community Forums
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Photo Gallery
456: Member Screenshots
457: Community Forums
458: Member Screenshots
459: Statistics
460: Member Screenshots
461: Photo Gallery
462: Member Screenshots
463: Home
464: Statistics
465: Statistics
466: Member Screenshots
467: Community Forums
468: Photo Gallery
469: Photo Gallery
470: Photo Gallery
471: Photo Gallery
472: Photo Gallery
473: Home
474: Downloads
475: Photo Gallery
476: Photo Gallery
477: Photo Gallery
478: Home
479: Member Screenshots
480: News Archive
481: Downloads
482: Community Forums
483: Photo Gallery
484: Member Screenshots
485: Member Screenshots
486: Downloads
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Statistics
490: Member Screenshots
491: Photo Gallery
492: Photo Gallery
493: Community Forums
494: Photo Gallery
495: Community Forums
496: Photo Gallery
497: Member Screenshots
498: Photo Gallery
499: Photo Gallery
500: Photo Gallery
501: Member Screenshots
502: Downloads
503: Photo Gallery
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Member Screenshots
507: Member Screenshots
508: Home
509: Downloads
510: Home
511: Photo Gallery
512: Community Forums
513: Member Screenshots
514: Home
515: Downloads
516: Downloads
517: Downloads
518: Member Screenshots
519: Member Screenshots
520: LinkToUs
521: Downloads
522: Community Forums
523: Member Screenshots
524: Member Screenshots
525: Photo Gallery
526: Photo Gallery
527: Photo Gallery
528: Photo Gallery
529: Photo Gallery
530: Member Screenshots
531: Photo Gallery
532: Member Screenshots
533: Photo Gallery
534: Downloads
535: Photo Gallery
536: Photo Gallery
537: Member Screenshots
538: Home
539: Home
540: Photo Gallery
541: Photo Gallery
542: Member Screenshots
543: Photo Gallery
544: Community Forums
545: Member Screenshots
546: Community Forums
547: Home
548: Community Forums
549: Photo Gallery
550: Downloads
551: Member Screenshots
552: Community Forums
553: Photo Gallery
554: Photo Gallery
555: Photo Gallery
556: Photo Gallery
557: Community Forums
558: Member Screenshots
559: News Archive
560: Home
561: Community Forums
562: Home
563: Community Forums
564: Photo Gallery
565: Home
566: Home
567: Community Forums
568: Home
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Home
572: Downloads
573: Member Screenshots
574: Downloads
575: Photo Gallery
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Home
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Photo Gallery
585: Photo Gallery
586: Member Screenshots
587: Community Forums
588: Home
589: Home
590: Community Forums
591: Home
592: Community Forums
593: Home
594: Community Forums
595: Member Screenshots
596: Home
597: Home
598: Photo Gallery
599: Member Screenshots
600: Member Screenshots
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Photo Gallery
604: Downloads
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Photo Gallery
609: Photo Gallery
610: News Archive
611: Community Forums
612: Home
613: Community Forums
614: Home
615: Member Screenshots
616: Community Forums
617: Home
618: Photo Gallery
619: Downloads
620: Home
621: Home
622: Photo Gallery
623: Photo Gallery
624: Downloads
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Photo Gallery
628: Downloads
629: Treasury
630: Community Forums
631: Home
632: Community Forums
633: Statistics
634: Photo Gallery
635: Photo Gallery
636: Photo Gallery
637: Community Forums
638: Home
639: Photo Gallery
640: Member Screenshots
641: Photo Gallery
642: Member Screenshots
643: Member Screenshots
644: Member Screenshots
645: Photo Gallery
646: Photo Gallery
647: Community Forums
648: Home
649: Home
650: Home
651: Downloads
652: News Archive
653: Photo Gallery
654: Home
655: Photo Gallery
656: Home
657: Home
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Home
661: Home
662: Home
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Downloads
666: News Archive
667: Photo Gallery
668: Home
669: Member Screenshots
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Member Screenshots
673: Community Forums
674: Home
675: Community Forums
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: News
680: Home
681: Downloads
682: Statistics
683: Community Forums
684: Home
685: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Playing a game off an external HD? :: Archived
Resolve issues with your computer problems here or read about the latest computer parts and information.
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Hardware

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Tanklord
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 817
Location: Louisiana
PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:20 pm
Post subject: Playing a game off an external HD?

I tried to load COD4 to my laptop, but I need 6 GB more to get it to load. I can't cull anything else from this HD. I do have a 40GB external HD that works through the USB port. Could I load it to that drive and play from there?
Back to top
View user's profile Yahoo Messenger
Uhu_Fledermaus
Aircraft Demolition Expert

Offline Offline
Joined: Nov 28, 2004
Posts: 4369
Location: Blaricum, The Netherlands ~GMT+1
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:08 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Sorry to say that it won't as the data transfer rate is to low to activly play a game from there.....................

_________________
System: i7 2600K @ 4.7G ~1,345V| Asus P8Z68 deluxe | Corsair Hydro H100 | Mushkin Redline 8G @ 1600MHz CL7 ~1,65V | Gainward GTX580 Phanthom 3Gb | 340.52 WHQL drivers | nVidia Inspector 1.9.7.2 | 1x Vertex 3 120G for OS | 1x Samsung 840 500G for FTX_fsX | 1x Samsung 830 256G | 1x Velociraptor 600G | 3x WD 500G | CM Pro Gold 1000W | CM HAF-X | Logitech G15 Blue edition | G940 Flight System |LG Flatron E2711T 27" | Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" | W7 pro SP1 x64 EN | fsX + Acc + all FTX sceneries + OZx + REX_Essentials_OD + FSGX2010 + FSGW
Back to top
View user's profile ICQ Number MSN Messenger Photo Gallery
Tanklord
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 817
Location: Louisiana
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:21 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Oh well, there's "Plan B"...A new laptop! Okay guys, help me with some excuses I can give my wife as to why I need a new laptop since the one I have is only 2 years old. Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Yahoo Messenger
Chuck_71st
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 23, 2005
Posts: 235

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:24 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Buy her jewlry like Stoopy did.........Justified a nice hardware haul for him Mr. Green
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:51 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Hey I heard that (and it's true!)

Well....not that I'd recommend it or condone it as an intentional act or anything but the thing with laptops is, they can fall on the floor accidentally.....or left on the couch and get accidentally sat on.....or be packed in a suitcase before going on travel and have the displays cracked by the baggage equipment.....or if you live in the NorthEast right now, left out in the car overnight and then turned on in the morning while still cold as ice, and odds are the hard drive will fail for good.....why, any number of subtle yet deadly fates can fall upon these complicated and highly temperamental devices.....it'll pay bigger dividends if the death can be staged in a way that she has some involvement and subsequent guilt over... "Babe, I put that blanket over the laptop on the couch so you wouldn't sit there!!"...... Twisted Evil

And if all this were to unfortunately happen just a short time after buying her that romantic ring for cheap (cubic zirconia's are getting harder and harder to tell apart from real diamonds these days, and no one's the wiser) then you're right there in the batter's box.....

AFTER you put that external hard drive to work by backing up all important data of course (no part of the animal is wasted this way)!

(but I didn't mention any of the above!!!)

Well seriously I've never been a big fan of laptops for any entertainment or sim purposes simply because - case in point - the limited expansion capability after a short period of ownership. They're great for work stuff, but today's entertainment and sim titles are far more demaning than any office or development application.

Maybe we can talk her into a hot-rod build-it-yourself or off-the-shelf desktop system? Lots more hardware per dollar there....just a thought......

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Tanklord
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 817
Location: Louisiana
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Stoopy, a new desktop system would be easy to pass by her. Ours is 6 years old, but I can't take it on the road with me. Most of my game playing is while I am out on drilling rigs. I have a lot of hurry up and wait time, perfect for a little gaming.
Back to top
View user's profile Yahoo Messenger
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Ahh, I see. OK, I know....your company just changed wireless access protocols and the laptop you have now doesn't support that protocol and is expensive enough to upgrade that you might as well get a newer laptop that supports the new wireless access so you can email her and send her mushy love notes from the oil rig!

Think that'll work?

Or aternatively you can just tell her the honest truth, the current laptop is all crusty and doesn't have enough space on it no'mo' and you really want and need a new one and she can use the current one for email and internet access in any room of the house where the desktop system isn't.

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Tanklord
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 817
Location: Louisiana
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

I think that last plan just might do the trick! Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Yahoo Messenger
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:12 pm
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

Y'know I figured it had good odds...funny how just levelling with 'em seems to be the best option... Smile

Good luck!


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
SnwMan0
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 04, 2005
Posts: 293
Location: Mn,USA
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:55 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

External HD w/ firewire will run your games ... I have a basic 7200 that i run BF2 , JO and IL-2 off of. Learned of doing this when my 10k Raptor HD got filled up. Jewelry didnt impress the mrs so plan C was use what i got.

_________________

Ullus Vicis , Ullus Qua.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website MSN Messenger Photo Gallery
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:46 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

If your hard drive is full of work stuff move that to the external drive to make room for the game. tell them you are doing it so that you can better secure the dtaa and also that it gives you the flexibility of having 'The Important stuff' (The hard part is keeping a straight face while saying that, you need to practice) available in case the laptop has one of the many accidents that an befall it. Rolling Eyes

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7020
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:23 am
Post subject: Re: Playing a game off an external HD?

ROFL Bob... I like that plan! lol
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Hardware
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.