Re: A Problem with Adding 2nd Hard Drive to Windows 2000

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One more thing. Because of the struggles that I was having with my Dell
PowerEdge 500SC and this new Maxtor 200GB harddrive, I decided to install
this drive on my newest Dell Dimension desktop computer so that I could
transfer 100 GB of data over to this new drive.

That Dell Dimension desktop computer runs on Windows XP. Unlike the
PowerEdge 500SC, the Dell Dimension recognized the new Maxtor 200GB
immediately. I then used the Windows XP -> My Computer -> Manage ->
Partition hard drive. It formatted the drive fully.

Next, I transferred all of the necessary 100 GB over to this new drive (IT
TOOK HOURS!!!). Afterwards, I removed this drive from the desktop computer
as I plan to re-install it in my Dell PowerEdge 500SC.

My question is, when I re-install this 200GB HD to my 500SC, and use the
MaxBlast 4 software, would I be able to keep all these data? Or, do I have
to re-format, re-partition, re-copy the 100GB of data again?

Thanks!



"Frankster" <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ZMudnZ2dnZ0fzpn7nZ2dnbPBYt-dnZ2dRVn-0Z2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> - No modification to the original IBM drive (I have one of these also in
> mine)
> - No modification to the BIOS (in fact, the BIOS screen will remain
adjusted
> to No Drive Installed, rather than showing the type).
> - It does modify the new drive in the sense that it partitions and formats
> it, that's all.
>
> I am one that is usually suspect of drive utilities. In the olden days
> (smile!) I used to go to great lengths to do everything manually so as not
> to rely on any proprietary format that might not work in another machine.
So
> I think I understand your concern. I will say however that I have "got
over"
> those days and now simply make sure I perform suitable backups of
important
> data so I can recover the data to another machine if/when necessary.
>
> Having said that, I will also say that I really liked the Maxtor Maxblast
> software. It worked well and as near as I can tell would work just as well
> on any W2K SP3 or above computer. Bottom line, I was happy with it and
feel
> comfortable that it is sound software.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Bob" <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eWQuF3IoFHA.3760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks, Frankster.
> >
> > Does Maxblast 4 for Windows modify the Dell PowerEdge 500SC bios? Does
it
> > modify my original IBM Deskstar boot drive? And finally, does it modify
> > my
> > new Maxtor drive?
> >
> >
> > "Frankster" <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:j-6dnZ2dnZ3uMUbrnZ2dncUjY9-dnZ2dRVn-yp2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> The CD contains, basically, a program that does a registry adjustment
to
> >> allow for LBA (large block support - or similar) to allow the entire
> >> drive
> >> to be recognized. It also partitions and formats the drive, giving you
a
> >> choice of a data drive (what I chose) or a boot drive.
> >>
> >> I just looked at the Maxtor website and I believe the one you want is
> >> "Maxblast 4 For Windows". Have a look yourself.
> >>
> >> -Frank
> >>
> >> "Bob" <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:uJm8LTEoFHA.420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > That's good news, Frankster!
> >> >
> >> > My Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200 GB hard drive (Model 6L200PO) is an OEM
> > drive.
> >> > That means, it came without any instructions or CD. Just the bare
> > drive.
> >> > :(
> >> >
> >> > Can you tell me what programs the installation CD contains? Which
> >> > programs
> >> > do I need to run? (I hope I can gather all of those from the
> >> > Maxtor.com
> >> > website.)
> >> >
> >> > My 500SC has bios A03. Do I need any update, or is that revision
> >> > adequate?
> >> >
> >> > As a test, I installed this same HD on a brand new Dell Dimension
> > computer
> >> > (as a slave drive). It runs Windows XP. It had no problem
recognizing
> >> > the
> >> > drive and I was able to partition and format it as well. Now, I just
> > need
> >> > to make it work on my Dell PowerEdge 500SC.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Frankster" <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:P_udnWMTpJhfkGPfRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> I just installed a Maxtor 160Gig second drive into two 500SC servers
> >> > running
> >> >> W2K3 in the same config you have (cable select/slave) with no
issues.
> >> >>
> >> >> According to the drive installation booklet you must be running
> >> >> Windows
> >> > 2000
> >> >> SP3 or higher (higher meaning XP, Windows 2003, etc).
> >> >>
> >> >> Did you follow the instructions? By that I mean, did you first
> >> >> physically
> >> >> install the drive, second, run the installation CD (before trying to
> >> > access
> >> >> the drive in Windows!)? The instructions worked well for me. I have
> > the
> >> >> full 160GB formatted as one drive.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Frank
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bob" <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:%23rK5kWAoFHA.1444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >I have a Dell PowerEdge 500SC server running Windows 2000 Server.
> > (Bios
> >> >> > Revision A03)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It currently has one IBM Deskstar 60 GB hard drive.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I just bought a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200 GB hard drive (Model
> > 6L200PO).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Both drives are set to "cable select" with the original IBM drive
> > being
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > Master, and Maxtor being the Slave.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Upon boot-up, I got this error:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Boot Record Signature AA55 Not Found
> >> >> > The system did not load because of a computer disk hardware
> >> > configuration
> >> >> > problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What can I do to resolve this?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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