Re: Shutdown while copying files
From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 11/07/04
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Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:40:27 -0600
Hi, Karen.
When mixing different HD interfaces (IDE with SCSI or SATA, for example),
the biggest challenge is usually to get the computer to recognize which is
"Disk 0" and to boot from our choice. This often makes it very tricky to
boot from the CD-ROM (to run Setup) and still get WinXP's system partition
created on the target drive. Sounds like you are past all this, though
(probably by having the IDE drives completely disconnected while installing
WinXP on the SATA drive).
HOW are you getting to the point to copy from your old drive? I would try
to do it like this: Shut down the computer. Plug in the old drive (just
one at a time for now), making sure the cables and jumpers are set
correctly. (What about your CD/DVD drive(s)? Are they IDE? Connected as
primary or secondary; master or slave? Their connections/settings may be
conflicting with HD configuration.) Then boot to WinXP (on SATA, of course)
and use Disk Management to make sure the old drive is showing up correctly,
and note the "drive" letters, of course.
>From that point, I would expect all drives - new, old, optical, USB, etc. -
to behave normally and respond properly to commands from the GUI or from the
"DOS" window.
Is that the way you've been trying to move your old files?
I've not been very successful in trying to use the "paste" command to move
whole files. I can either use "Copy" or "Xcopy" in a "DOS" window, or just
drag'n'drop with the mouse in the Windows GUI. I use paste to move blocks
of text or other objects, rather than files.
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP "Karen" <Karen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5A1B5A1C-0F22-405C-A025-0AA78013D570@microsoft.com... > I've just built a new system and I'm running WinXP w/ SP2 on it. My main > drive is a SATA disk. I also have two hard disks left over from my old > machine. I want to get the data off of them and move it to the new disk, > but > I'm having trouble with one of them. > > The hard disk that's giving me trouble is old (purchased in 1997). I know > this about it: 1) I need to use the original IDE cables that came with it > to > make my machine recognize it, and 2) It's NTFS. > > When I try to move or copy/paste or cut/paste anything from it (even just > one file), my screen goes black, and my machine instantly re-boots itself. > > How can I get the 10GB of MP3s I have off this thing and onto my new > drive?
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