RE: installing a hard drive

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From: Andrew E. (eckrichco_at_msn.com)
Date: 01/30/05


Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:45:03 -0800


 Unplug the old drive,set new as master on IDE chain,youre correct in set BIOS
 to boot to xp cd,then select install xp at info page,the rest is auto.When
all thru
 with xp,shut-off computer,then put old hd as slave 1st in line on IDE
chain,readjust
 new drive jumper pin also,set old as paging file for xp in system
properties,you
 might read #Q99768 at microsoft.com

"chris" wrote:

> hi my mate brought a new hard drive yesterday and im going to help him
> install it 2day, just need to know what i do after the disk is in. hes
> replacing his old hard drive not adding to it so do i just put the windows cd
> in and set the boot drive to cd rom in the settings menu?



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