Moving internal hard drive (slave) to another computer
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Posted by jorge1145 on June 6, 2007, 10:32 am
Please log in for more thread options to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to do a transfer. Any pointers? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by meerkat on June 6, 2007, 10:50 am
Please log in for more thread options Unbolt it, set it to Slave, and bolt it in. Any `runnable` programs on it won`t work, if Registry entries were created on the original machine. bw.. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Ken on June 6, 2007, 11:04 am
Please log in for more thread options meerkat wrote:
>> Is it possible to simple remove my internal hard drive (slave drive)
>> to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer >> (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my >> old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system >> and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to >> do a transfer. >> > Yes.
It might be worthwhile asking about vacant bays on the new computer
> Unbolt it, set it to Slave, and bolt it in. > Any `runnable` programs on it won`t work, if > Registry entries were created on the original machine. > > bw.. > > before buying one. Many today do not have a place for a spare HD. At least that has been my observation. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by CBFalconer on June 6, 2007, 11:52 am
Please log in for more thread options jorge1145 wrote:
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> Is it possible to simple remove my internal hard drive (slave drive) > to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer > (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my > old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system > and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to > do a transfer. > > Any pointers? Yes, especially since your interest seems to be music. Read the following URLs for reasons to avoid Vista like the plague. -- <http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt>
cbfalconer at maineline dot net
<http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423> <http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html> <http://kadaitcha.cx/vista/dogsbreakfast/index.html> -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Don on June 6, 2007, 1:08 pm
Please log in for more thread options jorge1145 wrote:
> Is it possible to simple remove my internal hard drive (slave drive)
A couple things you can do. Buy a USB external drive enclosure for
> to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer > (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my > old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system > and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to > do a transfer. > > Any pointers? > parallel ATA disks. After removing the drive from your old computer, change the jumper setting to master and then put it in the enclosure. You now have an external USB hard drive. Most new motherboards only come with serial ATA connectors for hard drives. If you want to mount the drive internally, buy a parallel to serial ATA converter. I found a Gigabit one for $15. Change the jumper setting to master, connect the converter, and for all intents and purposes, you now have a serial ATA disk drive. Install it in the new box and you are in business. As far as Vista is concerned, I'd at least wait until the first service pack comes out. It is a pig so you will need some serious horsepower to drive it. | |||||||||||||
> to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer
> (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my
> old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system
> and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to
> do a transfer.
>