Run UBCD in a virtual machine to test hard drives.
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:17 am
I have a couple hard drives that are either broken or just corrupted. I want to use UBCD diagnostics to determine which.
Only problem is I don't want to have my computer running off a liveCD because then I can't use it! This is also a common thing I have to do because my dad is terrible with computers and someone breaks hard drives frequently. Naturally I am his de facto tech support.
My plan is to use virtualbox as a virtual machine, boot it into UBCD then use it on the hard drives while doing other things in Windows 7. I just wanted to check with the experts here before going ahead with it.
Is this possible? Also, would it be better to plug the drives into my motherboard with sata? Or can I use an external enclosure? Thanks for your help!
Only problem is I don't want to have my computer running off a liveCD because then I can't use it! This is also a common thing I have to do because my dad is terrible with computers and someone breaks hard drives frequently. Naturally I am his de facto tech support.
My plan is to use virtualbox as a virtual machine, boot it into UBCD then use it on the hard drives while doing other things in Windows 7. I just wanted to check with the experts here before going ahead with it.
Is this possible? Also, would it be better to plug the drives into my motherboard with sata? Or can I use an external enclosure? Thanks for your help!