Re: Access WIN98 files on slave disk

From: JohnG (mlmpros_at_jwgmg.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:27:51 -0500

All I did was change the jumper and ribbon cable position, then installed XP
on the new drive. D shows up in "My Computer", but when I click on it,
nothing is there, just a blank screen.

"VManes" <vmanes@N0SP&Mrap.midco.net> wrote in message
news:10j26d4ij4a0dd6@corp.supernews.com...
> The old disk should show up as D: (or some further letter if you partioned
> the new one into more than one) and you should be able to access the files
> without any special actions.
>
> If it's not showing up, check that it's found by your BIOS at bootup (did
> you reconfigure the jumpers, if needed?)
>
> Val
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> "JohnG" <mlmpros@jwgmg.com> wrote in message
> news:OrY3nhVjEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Before installing XP with NTFS, I installed a new hard disk as master and
> moved my old disk containing WIN98SE to slave.
>
> How can I access the slave disk to retrieve my important files?
>
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