-=PCTechTalk=- Re: question about "My Way" program
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 15:05:39 -0400
Thanks Gman.
I will make another attempt soon as I am on this computer now and doing some
work. I appreciate the good information.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: question about "My Way" program
> Cristy,
> No. Carpet retains far too much static, regardless of the weather.
> Raising the drive up at least 2 inches on a non-conductive object (such as
> a
> cardboard box, a plastic case or even a stack of CD/DVD cases) will keep
> the
> drive isolated from any static that might be in the carpet. As an
> alternative, you may have enough room in the case to lay the washcloth on
> the bottom of the case and then carefully lay the hard drive on top of it.
> The case itself is grounded (as long as the power cord is plugged into a
> wall socket) and will shield the drive from the carpet.
>
> Keep in mind that you may still need to raise the old drive because the
> IDE cable may be too short to reach the old drive. If possible,
> disconnect
> the Secondary IDE cable from whatever optical drive(s) the PC has and use
> that one for the old drive. This way, you'll be able to keep both drives
> set as the Master on their respective IDE channels, assuming that both are
> already set as Masters, of course. You just won't have assess to your
> optical drive(s) during the operation. Another benefit is that the data
> won't have to travel both directions along the same IDE cable, which
> should
> help speed up the procedure a bit.
>
> As far as the latch goes, it should slide about a quarter of an inch
> and
> in one direction only. There may be more than one and both will need to
> be
> operated at the same time before the case will open. It may even require
> three hands (two to work the latches and one to slide open the case
> cover).
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:27 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: question about "My Way" program
>
>
>> Thanks Gman,
>>
>> I saw something that looked like it might be a latch but did not work for
>> me. I have carpet. Can I just place the washcloth on top of the
>> carpeted
>> floor and then place the old drive on that?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Christine
>
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