Re: Please Help

Polish Prince (Szynka) <wawrzekski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

> Thanks Rod.
> I lost the original installation disk that installed the HD in the old
> computer.
> Do I need this disk?

Nope.

> Or can I install it without the disk?

Yeah, just physically install it in the new Compaq.

Presumably you are running XP in the new Compaq.

It should see the old drive fine.

> Also, how do I designate the old HD as a slave?

Depends on the hard drive. Its usually marked on the
label of the drive. Just a jumper close to where the
ribbon cable plugs in with most but not all drives.

If you post the hard drive details off the label, it should be
quite easy to show you the web site that lists the jumpers.

Just be a bit careful plugging the old drive into the new system,
particularly make sure you get the power plug the right way
around, yellow wire on the outside edge of the drive, and
the ribbon cable the right way around, tho often the connector
is keyed so you cant get it in backwards. If its not keyed, just
make sure that the red stripe on the ribbon cable goes the
same way as it does on the drive already in the new Compaq.

With a little care, its easy enough to do.


> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3nkme9F1vmt3U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Polish Prince (Szynka) <wawrzekski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>>
>>> My old PC's OS refused to boot.
>>> The PC was over 6 years old so I invested in a new Compaq.
>>
>>> I removed the HD from my old PC and
>>> I have some valuable files that I want to transfer to my new PC.
>>> What is the easiest
>>
>> Install it into the new Compaq assuming its a desktop system.
>>
>>> and safest way to do this?
>>
>> Its a bit safer to get an external USB2 or firewire
>> housing and put the old drive in that and do it that way.


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