Re: Do i need to unplug 2nd hard drive

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"Monkey." <Monkey.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am going to reinstall xp soon and am not sure if it is wise to leave my
>2nd
> hard drive (internal, which contains only soundfiles and music) plugged in
> when i do this.
> I dont really want to back the whole drive up to disks. Is it best to open
> up the PC and take it out ? till the reinstall is complete? What is the
> best
> option.
> Thanks for the time.
> Apologies if this a bit of a daft question.

As I understand it, second (slave) hard drives are viewed by
Windows as another folder, albeit hardware based.
You'll be installing XP to the primary/master drive C? Then it isn't a
problem,
Your CD burner is on an IDE channel (assuming it is internal) as is your
second hard drive, no diff between the two, you won't be disconnecting
the CD burner too?
Maybe I'm missing something, but why do you think you may need to
disconnect one device (HD) from an IDE channel during XP install?
Basically, as long as I understand your question, - NO, don't disconnect
any other device(s) already correctly configured on IDE channels.



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