I want to use this as a desktop and run Office 2010, surf the web and watch video. Can I attach an external 2TB USB drive with windows 7?
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You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
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Yes. You can do all of those things without any problems. This pc has a lot of power and the 4 USB slots are USB 3.0, so data transfer will be very fast with a USB 3.0 drive. If you are asking if you can put windows 7 on the external drive and boot from it, I'm not sure but I believe so. However u will have to use the back USB ports.
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I use the one I ordered as a media hub for a TV. It can run office, browse the internet and ply media just fine. I also have a USB 3.0 hub connected with some external hard drives for use. Unfortunately, you can't boot Windows from an external drive, so you would either need to use another operating system (like a brand of Linux) or install an internal msata ssd to use as a boot drive.
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I am using my NUC with a internal msata drive (intel 128G) and 16G of ram to power a 50" TV. I am running Linux on it but it has a couple USB ports so as long as you have the external 2TB drive on USB you should be fine. There is a lot of options to boot from different media and you could use the 2TB drive for the host OS but I would not recommend it.
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It's not an option with this version. You have to wipe the hard drive and install Windows 7 from scratch. So try and save your data off another drive or usb device.
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Honestly, I have not tried doing so. But, it would work if Chrome has some kind of built-in driver for the drive. Generally, it seems that Chrome has limitations and, while easy to use, is not as robust as MS Windows when it comes to settings and possibly to attaching devices. My impression has been that this is more of a cloud (internet-connected) type of setup. Though, you're welcome to try attaching an external drive. I'd be curious to know if the attached drive would work.
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You will need an external cd/dvd drive. There is not an internal one in this model.
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While I no longer have this and cannot test it directly, it is a generic enclosure. Thus, I do not foresee any issues with Windows 7.
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You can download the software from Microsoft and use the key that came with your disk. I happened to own a Sony DVDirect drive that I am using as an external drive for my MSI. If I wanted to, I could also set up another of my computers to share its drive over my network. Lastly, portable USB dvd drives are pretty cheap now and work really well with the MSI.
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No, you can use the external hard drive, it only support internal hard drive, sorry for that.
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I attached the USB drive to the standard USB port and use file explorer to browse it. It just simple worked.
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You should be able to use it with any version of windows. It should work fine with an external hard drive as a backup.
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Probably won't be able to. As others have said you can try searching online and loading onto a USB device or simply installing directly from the web if that's possible. There are several inexpensive external DVD / CD-Roms out there that will do the job nicely. And the good news is the external drive can be used on other PCs/laptops.
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Even thought I use Window 7, but I think it will work for Windows XP. If you get this My Cloud 3TB and connect it to your router, you can connect your 2TB WD MyBook to the back of 3TB My Cloud with USB port.
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I currently have a 1tb usb drive connected and it works great. I don't see why it wouldn't support 2tb.
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Yes, you can attach a hd external in this device with your videos, photos, etc...You can't put direct in your computer.WD TV works like a media center, access data from external devices (pen drives, HDs...) put in your USB.WD TV conect if your tv with HDMI cable..Easy, very easy...You don't need Internet conection, but if you have WD TV will download information about your movies, tv shows... You will have something like a Netflix in your home.Regards,Alex
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Just follow the instructions. You need to have 2 HDs (3.5 inch form factor, desktop)
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Yes, I am using W7 and have no problems. It will take a bit more of available disc space for the extra stuff included that I will not use myself. Seems like a good external HD. (I have the 500 GB model)
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No, unfortunately not. An external drive is pretty cheap. I bought one when I bought the computer.
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I posted before this is not the ideal hardware to use with windows 7. It can be however run/used under win7 using compatibility mode. The link for the proper win7 drivers is listed in the q&a.; It is a very reliable and useful piece of hardware. Use it on a PC running xp and it is flawless. If this is intended for 24/7 security recording using it on ones main pc is not a very good idea as with any such similar hardware. The constant accessing of the HD to read/write the video data is enough wear for just a standalone.