Re: Help replace hard drive
From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:42:30 -0500
Hi, Anonymous.
Without trying to follow your entire discussion, I'll skip to this line in
your final paragraph:
> Maybe I should reformat my new HD and
> start over again; but I need to know how to proceed the
> correct way so that I can succeed.
If that's what you want to do, then just unplug your old HD and leave it
unplugged until after WinXP is installed on your new HD. Plug in the new HD
as primary master; set your computer to boot from CD; insert the WinXP
CD-ROM. Boot up and let WinXP Setup partition and format your new HD and
install WinXP on it. Be sure to specify how large you want your new Drive
C: to be; otherwise, Setup will probably use the entire HD, leaving you no
room for a second partition. If you want WinXP to be installed in Drive C:,
don't create any other partitions at this point; you can do that after WinXP
is installed, using Disk Management. Then shut down, install your old HD as
slave or secondary (check all the jumpers and cables) and reboot.
Every time the computer reboots, it detects the existing hardware and, among
other things, assigns "drive" letters according to what it finds installed
at the time. It has no memory of what HDs were there yesterday or this
morning; it starts from scratch again, so what was D: before might be E:
now. Then WinXP loads and might REassign drive letters based on its own
rules. But if we explicitly assign letters, using Disk Management, then
WinXP will attempt to use those letters each time it reboots. So, use Disk
Management to be sure your old HD is recognized, and that you know which
letters are assigned to the volumes on that HD - and change them if you
like. Also use Disk Management to create the second partition on your new
HD (if you want to), assign it a drive letter (D:?) and format it.
Since you are installing WinXP "clean" on your new HD, you will have to
install all your applications again, but they should be able to access their
data on your old HD.
> I use my PC mainly for
> messing around with a bunch of photos of family and grand
> kids (using "Photo Shop") so you can understand why I have
> so much of my HD capacity used up.
Yep, I've got a lot of pictures of my only grandchild, too. ;<) Where you
go next depends on your own likes and dislikes. You can copy all your data
from your old HD to your new D: (if there's room), then delete the existing
partitions on the old HD, and then create and format one or more new
volumes. But that's up to you. After you browse to them the first time,
PhotoShop will remember where your pictures are - until you move them and
help PS find them again.
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:746601c47652$e4655ae0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > About a year and a half ago, I bought a "TIGER" desk top > from CompUSA. The hard drive was only 5400 rpm so I > bought a Western Digital 40 GB 7200 rpm HD as an upgrade. > I am trying to replace my existing 40 gb hard drive > (Samsung 40 GB 5400 rpm) to a newer and faster HD > (Western Digital 40 GB 7200 rpm). Using the Data > Lifeguard application I downloaded from Western Digital > webpage, I did a drive-to-drive copy of my existing HD > image to the new HD but I couldn't get it to boot. Using > Data Lifeguard application I did a "make HD a bootable HD" > command and after it set up 2 partitions (my existing HD > is partition into C: OS and D: drive annotated > as "DISE_BACKUP") and it recopied the existing image from > my old HD (C: & D: drives) into the new HD. I shutdown the > PC and then set the new HD jumper to Primary Master and > disconnected the old HD. I restarted my PC and checked > the bios settings and it looked good (it recognized the > new HD and had it listed as my Primary Master.), but after > exiting the BIOS, I tried to boot up but only got as far > as the first Windows Screen. After the new HD spun a few > times and it seemed that it was going to boot-up, nothing > happened. > > I decided to use an alternate method, so I restarted my > PC with the XP CDROM to try to use it to assist the boot > up, but after it ask me if I wanted to boot up using the > XP CD and responding with a "yes", the HD spun a few times > but nothing happened !! Maybe what I'm trying to do > requires a program or technique that I am not aware > of. > > NOTE: I'm not well versed in PC technology but can learn > fast. I'm a Engineering Technician (old Navy guy) by > trade and wish to learn. I know some of the basics and > them some, so any assistance would be appreciated. I > could take my PC to the local PC repair shop, but, not > only do I want to avoid the cost, I also want to use my PC > as a learning tool. I'm fascinated with the technology > and wish to expand my knowledge base. > > > What do I need to do, besides reloading XP and reloading > all my applications and data (I have 50% of my existing HD > capacity loaded) into the new HD. I use my PC mainly for > messing around with a bunch of photos of family and grand > kids (using "Photo Shop") so you can understand why I have > so much of my HD capacity used up. > > I plan (if I can get it to work) to use my new HD (Western > Digital 40 GB 7200 rpm) as my new OS and re-format my old > 40 gb hard drive (Samsung 40 GB 5400 rpm) as a data > storage unit. Maybe I should reformat my new HD and > start over again; but I need to know how to proceed the > correct way so that I can succeed. I haven't looked into > using a 3rd party program but maybe there is some > shareware out there (besides Western Digital Data > Lifeguard program) that would help. Thanks ! !
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