Re: Please Help

You are a Lifesaver Rod!
Thanks for such detailed help.

Larry



"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3nkp6qF20ms5U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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