Re: use second hard drive for storage-how

From: nkjg (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:50:12 -0700

If I may suggest one more thing... don't call the
professional. Search your way on the web, contact your
friends, and post questions to the boards (under
performance and maintenance).

That way, if anything happens, you'll have better know-
how, and chances are you'll be able to fix it yourself
and save yourself a couple of hundred dollars.

Hope this helps,

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for all the information! Excellent and I will
consider my options
>now, including calling in a professional to do this.
Sounds like it's above
>my level of competency in this area. Thanks again. Jill
Roberts
>
>"nkjg" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:224e01c427a3$7dcf0bd0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I suppose this is the right newsgroup for your
question,
>> since you're asking about networking two computers.
>>
>> Since it sounds like you want to use the other hard
drive
>> purely for storage, it sounds to me like your best
course
>> of action would be to simply remove it from the other
>> computer and install it on your primary computer. This
>> will save you the hassle of having to install Windows
on
>> it. Also, you'll be able to partition the drive to your
>> liking for better organization and security. If
something
>> becomes corrupted or a file gets damaged on one of the
>> partitions, then the other will stay intact (unless
it's
>> a hardware failure, in which case you'd be screwed in
any
>> case). For more info on how to do this, check out
>> the "Performance and Maintenace" board
>> (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain).
>>
>> To answer your questions (assuming you keep the hard
>> drive in the other computer):
>>
>> >1. I assume I need to re-install Windows XP back onto
it
>> after reformatting
>> >in order to use it? Yes or no?
>>
>> You will need to reinstall some form of Windows onto
the
>> computer after you've formatted. Otherwise, there is no
>> way of having the two computers communicating. If your
>> primary computer is WinXP, then you'll have the least
>> amount of headaches if you put WinXP on your storage
>> computer. Win95 would be a nightmare.
>>
>> >2. As it's only for storage, when I connect it to the
>> other computer, does
>> >it need a graphics adapter on-board?
>>
>> In order to set up that computer for networking and
>> troubleshooting (chances are you'll run into some
>> complications, that's life), you'll need a video card
on
>> the other computer to connect it to a monitor.
>>
>> >3. Do I need a router or hub to connect the two
>> computers together? I'm not
>> >sure how to connect them without one as I sold the
>> router I was using when I
>> >had them connected via a home network.
>>
>> Not necessarily. Depending on how you connect to the
>> internet, you might. If you connect to the internet
>> through a USB modem, then you can directly connect the
>> two computers using an ethernet crossover cable. This
is
>> different than your standard ethernet cable, since some
>> of the wires are switched (i.e. crossed over) so that
you
>> get a proper connection. If you use your ethernet card
to
>> connect to the internet, then you'll either need to
get a
>> router or a hub. I'd suggest a router, since they are
>> typically easier to install and more secure for
browsing
>> the internet. Another option is to get a second
ethernet
>> card and install that on your primary computer and use
>> that to connect to the other computer via the crossover
>> cable.
>>
>> >4. If there is a web site explaining how to do this
>> correctly, or another
>> >group, please point me in the right direction.
>>
>> This one, I don't really know.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Nick
>> nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca
>>
>
>
>.
>

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