Re: transferring files from old hard drive to new one
- From: "marcy" <marcy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:27:03 -0800
Mike, The name of the store is Fry's Electronics in Az. I just downloaded
Everest Home Edition and got the names of both harddrives. Now I am going to
have my husband help me check out the jumpers.
I will keep all informed
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Marcy
>
> Just for interests sake, what was the name of the store where the clerk fed
> you this crap?..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "marcy" <marcy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8661C0A3-6F37-4B2F-993A-FE5A68242C61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > thank you so much. Tomorrow my husband is going to help me verify the pin
> > settings on both hard drives. I appreciate all the help everyone is
> > giving
> > me. I will write more on this when we verify the pin settings.
> >
> > Thanks again to all three of you guys. It is great to have a place to go.
> > My husband agrees with you about the clerk and has told me that from the
> > beginning.
> > "Richard in AZ" wrote:
> >
> >> You need the exact pin setting for each drive. You MASTER drive may have
> >> setting for "master only", "master with slave" or "cable select" You
> >> SLAVE drive must have the pins set for "Slave" or for "Cable Select" If
> >> cable select is used, the Master drive must be on the end connector and
> >> the
> >> Slave drive on the middle connector. If you use the pin setting for
> >> Master
> >> and for Slave, the location on the cable is not important. The correct
> >> pin
> >> setting will be printed on the drive label, but that means pulling both
> >> drives out of the machine. You can also go to the drive manufacturer's
> >> web
> >> site and get the pin configuration for your model number.
> >>
> >> No, your programs on the old drive will not run!! They all have to be
> >> re-installed as there are critical files placed on the Master drive
> >> system
> >> folders and the "registry" on the master drive has to be changed. The
> >> program installation makes these changes. You documents and data files
> >> will
> >> be readable off the old drive, but you will have to import your mail and
> >> address book into the new computer drive.
> >>
> >> "marcy" <marcy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:4D66DF68-E875-4F3C-ACE1-23CF2C2C491A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Both disks are listed in diskmgmt.msc. The new one shows in C drive and
> >> > is
> >> > disk 0 and status is heathy (system). the old hard drive is listed as
> >> > Disk
> >> > 1,
> >> > no drive letter listed and status is Healthy (Active). The jumper on
> >> > the
> >> > old
> >> > drive is set as a slave, the new drive has two jumpers on it, one set
> >> > in
> >> > the
> >> > first slot for primary, then there is a empty slot and then another
> >> > jumper. I
> >> > checked the biosand don't know enough to know if everything is set
> >> > right.
> >> > It
> >> > does list both hard drives but don't know what else to look for. I am
> >> > hoping
> >> > not to have to take this in to repair as I am on disability and really
> >> > appreciate you trying to help me. Any suggestions on what to do next.
> >> > What
> >> > setting should I be checking on in the bios.
> >> > The yellow cable for the drives can only hook up one way for the slave
> >> > and
> >> > primary. I had called the electronics store and they said that was ok
> >> > because it does not state slave or primary on the cable itself, like
> >> > our
> >> > old
> >> > cables did. Hope I am making sense
> >> >
> >> > "Martmcd >" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Start>Run type diskmgmt.msc and tell us if the disk is listed in
> >> >> there.
> >> >> you may also want to check the jumpers on the drive, make sure that it
> >> >> is
> >> >> set as a slave.
> >> >> check in the bios that it has been recognised.
> >> >>
> >> >> Good Luck
> >> >> Martin
> >> >>
> >> >> "marcy" <marcy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:75253F02-F739-4AE4-9D6C-653D4F5ECAFA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >I had a e machine that the motherboard and power supply went bad. We
> >> >> >bought
> >> >> >a
> >> >> > new cpu with windows xp Version 2002, service pack 2. 2.66 ghz, 40gb
> >> >> > hd,
> >> >> > 128
> >> >> > mb. We were told at the electronics store that we could add our old
> >> >> > hard
> >> >> > drive of 2.30 ghz, 80 gb. I did not want to lose my old files and
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > reinstall everything. We added the old drive as the slave. The guy
> >> >> > told
> >> >> > us
> >> >> > the computer would use the windows xp from the new drive and our
> >> >> > programs
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > files would come up from the old drive. This did not happen and the
> >> >> > system
> >> >> > did not assign a drive letter for the old drive. Can anyone help me
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > this. ty
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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>
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