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hard drive setup - 2/17/2007 9:45:48 AM

DKG

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I have purchased a new computer that has one hard drive with XP preloaded.
I have a few questions about the setup I am attempting:

1. Can I move the preinstalled hard drive to my removable drive bay and use the SATA cable that is already at that location, or must I make sure to use the SATA cable that is already attached to the hard drive. Will it make any difference in terms of the computer knowing where the boot drive is located.

2. I plan to take the hard drive from my "old" computer and install it in the new computer to use as a data drive. I plan to install the drive "as is" in my new computer, transfer the data to another hard internal hard drive and THEN reformat the old hard drive to remove the operating system and get it cleaned up. Will this cause a problem if I have it in the computer with XP loaded on it?

Thanks.
Keith

RE: hard drive setup - 2/17/2007 10:51:26 AM

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A: 1.- I think that you just have to chage the boot order in the CMOS setup and set it to the SATA Drive.

A: 2.- I personally did that in the past, install the old one in the new PC. It works ok.

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RE: hard drive setup - 2/18/2007 5:03:07 AM

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Keith, I am not a hardware expert by any means but....

1. If you are not happy changing your settings I would use any SATA cable but make sure it is plugged into your motherboard at the same connection (usually No1 SATA). Check this out BEFORE you ad your other drive (especially as it has an OS on it).

2. You "may" have conflicts with your second drive having an OS on it. I have copied data to an external HD first (from original PC) and then reformatted the old OS drive before installing as a data drive on the new PC.

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RE: hard drive setup - 2/18/2007 10:37:09 AM

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#1 - As long as the SATA cable is long enough, it doesn't matter at all where in the case you put the hard drive. I have dirves in my case that are simply duct-taped to the side of the case (I don't suggest you do that)

#2 - Unless you make changes in the BIOS, or with a utility like Partition Magic (Symantec Corp) a dirve with a second OS is unlikely to boot, as long as it's plugged in further down on the IDE chain. If your original drive is plugged in at it's original location, that is what will boot.

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RE: hard drive setup - 2/18/2007 8:51:30 PM

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I'm going to give you some suggestions based on what I perceive you are trying to do. You should know that I have built literally hundreds of computers and work in the IT field. This is something I have done many hundreds of times. What I do is to hook up the drive with the data as a second drive on the system where I want to transfer the data to. You will not be able to use it to boot to and it doesn't sound like that's what you want to do. So let's say you have your new system with one drive which is C. You then add another data drive (D) that you are going to move your old data to. Finally you hook up your old drive as the third drive (E). Copy just the data you want to keep to the new data drive. I would not worry about copying the Windows folders or any installed programs. Just be sure to get everything off that you want to keep. This step is very, very important because once you do the next step for all practical purposes you will not be able to go back. Next format your old drive. What I recommend is keep Liquid on the C: drive, capture data on the D: drive, render on the E: drive. Let me know if I misunderstood exactly what you are trying to do. I will gladly help you through this.

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