-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing a second hard drive

Hi - I got the drive installed, formatted and everthing is running the way
it should.  Thanks to everyone who helped!  Eric, I saved your instructions
in case I decide to do this.  Thanks again everyone!  Connie C.

>
> Hi Connie,
>
> I replied to your query last night, but I haven't seen my post appear
> yet. I will repeat my reply hereunder:
>
> --
>
> I found the following method for duplicating an entire drive to
> another to work very well, and it is FAST! It was originally written
> for Windows 98.
>
> 1. Remove the existing D-drive and install the new drive as D. Set the
> jumpers accordingly for a slave.
>
> 2. At the DOS prompt, run FDISK, answer YES to enable large disk
> support,
> and partition the drive into primary and extended partitions, with two
> extended DOS logical drives in the second partition - thereby creating
> D, E & F drive letters.(Assuming you actually want to partition the
> new drive into 3 sectors, otherwise ignore the references to the extra
> partitions and leave it as one big drive partition)
>
> 3. As I already had Win98se installed on the old C-drive, it was much
> quicker
> to load Windows and then format the new D, E & F drives through
> Windows Explorer. Right-click on the Drive letter under "My Computer";
> select "Format" and "Copy System Files" for D, but only "Format" for E
> & F.
>
> 4. Now create a System Boot disk with Fdisk.exe on a stiffy.
>
> 5. From Windows Explorer, set View Options to "show all files" then
> "Copy &
> Paste" the entire contents of the C-drive to the New D-drive, except
> for the following:  Io.Sys; Command.Com; Recycle Bin; Windows
> Directory and the Win386.swp file. Overwrite the new Msdos.Sys file
> that is on the D-drive with the older one from the C-drive.
>
> 6. Create a "Windows" folder on the D-drive, "Copy & Paste" the entire
> contents ( Ctrl-A) of the Windows folder on C-drive, after first
> deselecting the Win386.swp file. (In WINDOWS Folder)
>
> 7. When finished, shut down, remove the old C-drive, reconfigure the
> jumpers
> on the new drive to that of a primary drive and boot up from the
> A-drive boot disk which was created earlier.
>
> 8. Reset the BIOS to accept the drive changes.
>
> 9. Run Fdisk from A:, and make the primary partition of the new drive,
> now C, active.
>
> 10. Exit Fdisk, remove the Boot stiffy, reboot as per normal.
>
> --
>
> HTH,
>
> That Guy In Africa...
> My Treetop: http://gds.co.za/northcom/
>


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