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Read Error HDD
I'm currently using a 2013 21.5inch iMac booting windows 10 via an external SSD, CristalDiskMark has flaged the internal Apple HDD as having a read error rate. My question is when the internal HDD fa...
Yes, you'll still be able to boot into Windows 10 from your external SSD even if the internal HDD fails, as long as
The SSD is properly configured as a bootable drive .
Your IMac's firmware/boot manager can still recognize and select it
The failing internal HDD won't stop the system from running off the external drive, though you may want to disable it in windows to avoid hangs from OS trying to read it.