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

Others may have already mentioned this.... and maybe I did not see it...or
forogot I did...haha!


This drive that came from another machine....

If it had programs on it.... they are still there... BUT....they will not
run ..... as they are not recognized by your operating system.  None of the
files are in the registry..etc.

So, you would have to reinstall them.  Of course..if they are programs you
downloaded ..and you still have the zips and the any required passwords, you
could reinstall them.

Just a thought.  I do not know if the drive has been reformatted...or if you
have data on it...
Just more food for thought....

I have lots of food for thought...and my brain sometimes over eats... I
think that is why I get brain farts!  lol! (that thought just came to me...
see what I mean!)


Hugs,
Rose
Las Vegas
Please do not blame Las Vegas for my sick mind...it was that way when I got
here....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.E. Cochran" <dylan63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 6:06 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing a second hard drive



Hi, thanks for your reply.  This is some good advice - I appreciate it.  The
"new" drive I'm putting in is a used 8 GB drive, so it should be able to be
recognized.  I think I understand about the jumpers on the drive, and the
slave/master settings.  Thanks also for clearing it up about the programs
once the drive is installed.  I was totally clueless about that!  Thanks
again for your help.

Connie C.


> HI Connie
> You may want to install the new drive (assuming it is a larger drive then
> what you have presently) as the main drive.
>
> You did not say, or I missed earlier threads, how old the MB and/or Bios
is.
> Real older ones may not see any more than 8 gigs, regardless of the size
of
> HD you have. Others, you may have to set, (in the Bios) the size you want
> the Bios to see.
>
> You most likely will have to go into the bios and configure it to see the
> slave HD. You must have the jumpers on the main drive and the slave drive
> set accordingly. Usual, the main drive will be set to master (which may
you
> not use the jumper at all) and the slave set to slave. Check on the HD,
most
> will tell you how to set the jumper over which posts to make it what you
> want.
>
> NOTE how the cable on the main drive is set up. Pay particular attention
to
> the one side of the cable that has a solid red line running down one wire
on
> one edge. This indicates the number one wire in the cable. This must be
set
> to the number one pin on the connector on the MB. Also note where this
line
> is in relation to where the power plugs in to the HD. The slave should
work
> the same way. Now days most connectors are made so the can only be plugged
> into the HD and MB one way, but I suggest you make sure before you
> disconnect or connect anything (draw a sketch if it will help). When you
> check the connector, look for a small triangle (usual) by one of the posts
> ( the red line on the cable should go to it). That usual indicates your
> number one pin or post. Usually there is a tab (rectangle tit) on the
cable
> plug end that goes into a rectangle slot on the connector on the HD and MB
> so it can only be plugged in one way.
>
> Now you must decide if you want both drives hooked up to the same cable or
> different cables and connectors on the MB. I suggest the latter. If you
want
> both drives on the same cable, the may require that the main be hooked to
a
> certain connector and the slave then goes to the other one. I can't
remember
> which connector on the cable goes to which drive right now, maybe someone
> will mention it, or I will get back to you on this.
>
> When the slave is hooked up, formatted, partitioned (if you want more then
> one drive on the HD) the puter will see it and you will see addition drive
> letters when you go into Windows explorer or My Computer. You access the
> drive and any programs you install on it like you now do on the single
main
> drive.
>
> You do not install your present OS on the slave unit. I suggest you format
> the slave to the same as the main. (Fat 16, 32 or NFTS)
>
> Hope this is of some value to you. Good Luck
>
> Life is what happens in between plans.


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