ok i currently have a 120g drive in my computer and i bought a 20g drive to run windows off of and i want to reformat my other drive and use that as extra storage. How do run windows xp off the 20g and have the other reformatted for storage, but both setup in my desktop?
2006-07-08 12:52:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Make the 20g as a master, and switch your 120g to slave mode.
2006-07-08 12:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Bishop "V" 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the drives are SATA, just put the new drive in, format it and install XP and then reformat the second drive. If the drives are not SATA, you'll have to set up the 20GB drive as the master drive to make it the C: drive usually. Then install XP on it and reformat the 20GB drive, which should show us as D:. Once XP is installed on the new drive you can format the old one by going to My Computer, right-clicking on it and selecting Format.
The new drive should have instructions for how to install the hardware. It's pretty easy. You generally just slide it into an empty drive bay and attach the ribbon and power connectors.
2006-07-08 13:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to plug the one for the os in as the master and the other as the slave, then the one to run windows will be drive C:, and the other will be E: or F:
This can be done with the cable which has a master and slave plug on it and it can be done with the jumpers on the unit, or in the setup app in DOS.
Start the computer with the install cd in the drive and install windows from the cd, if your computer doesnt have a hardware plug and play system it gets more complicated and you need flopies to get it to read the cd.
Windows can only be installed on a Master or C: drive so you might need to run DOS for the instalation from a blank drive.
2006-07-08 12:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by isoar4jc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
install xp on the 20g drive
save your data to the 120g drive
2006-07-08 12:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u just install windows on the 20 gigs hdd and u get to choose the system u want to boot when u restart / shut down pc
2006-07-08 12:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by geo_grig89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy a Portable hard drive and then save all your files onto it.
2006-07-08 12:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by Miles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋