can it be formatted as a bootable drive?
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I believe so; follow the link: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200124.aspx
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All flash drives are bootable as long as you write the bootable image into it using software such as UltraISO, etc.
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Yes, but any information on it would be removed during the install process. You need a blank drive so the disk station can format it.
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Actually, these drives are pre-formated for NTFS. If you use the WD Data Lifeguard Tools software, you can quick format the disk in 60 seconds. And you can format it as either as bootable or as a secondary drive. I don't "think" you got a reused drive.
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yes- normal drive like any other... you can do whatever you want with it in terms of partitions, boot and just storage.
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It is backwards compatible. I'm not sure if you can use a boot source but I am sure with certain programs it is possible.
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Absolutely. I have a bunch of them that I use as live-USB drives. Just remember that once you install bootable Linux on a USB stick, you will have to erase the first block of the MBR in order to reformat it for some other use. There are plenty of "how to" articles at AskUbuntu.com.
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Go to disk management service (diskmgmt.msc in command prompt window or Start text box) and it will let you format it.
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Yes, but it needs FAT32 file format and won't read NTFS* (which is default on most drives). This link shows how to quickly reformat your drive while also making sure you back up your data. http://www.wikihow.com/Format-FAT32
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Yes, it comes from the factory formatted with FAT32 but you can reformat it with NTFS if desired or most any other system.
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Yes. Your computer will format the drive to work with whatever operating system you are using.
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Sorry to say the answer is NO. The system will not boot from CD/DVD or USB drive so no way to install any other Operating System
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You can simply put a FAT32 partition on your drive and do it that way. You can do that in windows without downloading anything.
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I think so, as you won't be using is as the boot drive. You should.be able to access any good files.
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Are you talking about cloning the contents of this drive to your computer? If so, yes. It is indeed possible, manually or with the help of freeware. I recommend the latter though. I did the opposite though as I have a 3TB drive. Good luck.
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It can but you need to use either the utility that comes with it or you need to manually partition and format it using disk management in windows.
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Yes, the drive is compatible and would probably boost your performance if employed as a boot drive.