i have a computer with 2 hard drives but the master is starting to act up and i want to switch them (make what is now the slave into master and viceversa) without losing any data on the drive. how do i configure it to accept the new hardware config. ? please help
2006-09-02 05:37:01 · 9 answers · asked by mihneaghinescu 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
p.s. s'body told me that i have 2 make some settings or it won't work with my hardware ( the "slave" is from another computer)
2006-09-02 05:56:10 · update #1
windows is also installed on the slave drive....but when i simply switch it to master and plug it in, it won't boot..
2006-09-02 06:09:47 · update #2
Check the jumpers on the drives. If one is set to MA (master) and the other is set to SL (slave) all you need to do is change both jumpers. If both drives are set to CS (cable select) you'll need to swap the IDE connectors.
2006-09-02 05:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by mommadillo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, not as easy as it might sound. If you're booting from your master (ie. if Windows is installed on it and loads from it), then you'll have a slight problem - you'll need to install Windows on the 2nd drive before you set it to be the master.
Alternatively, try copying all important data from the current master to the current slave, reformat the current master and reinstall Windows on it. Of course, if there are multiple user accounts, or many programs and settings you want to keep, this isn't always a viable option.
When you say that master is "starting to act up", what do you mean? If you have pop-ups, slow downs, or other seemingly disk-related problems, perhaps a spyware/malware scan (try Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy) might be a good start. Also check for unnecessary background services (if you need help on this, feel free to ask).
If you are still going to swap the drives, you WILL need to install Windows on the current slave (after the swap, boot off your Windows CD and install as normal... all your data will remain on that drive so long as you don't format it during setup).
To swap, just do as the other post... make sure the jumpers are set correctly (master/slave) and boot... Windows should sort the rest!
Good luck!
2006-09-02 05:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dillon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To change a drive from or to a MASTER or SLAVE, is quite easy just move some pins on the back of the drive. THere should be a diagram on the drive itself on how to do so...
HOWEVER............ You have a BIG PROBLEM... Your Windows OS is ON THE C: (MASTER) drive.
You CANNOT have Windows on a SLAVE DRIVE (ie:D drive).
Your best and easiest way is to buy a new hard drive to replcae your C: drive.
Disconnect your Slave drive and install the NEW DRIVE as slave, then run the Disc Clone prg from the link below..
Once you're done, remove your old C drive and install the new hard drive as the MASTER.
Any files, data, etc from your OLD MASTER drive can be copied over to the NEW MASTER drive by hooking it up as a SLAVE.
Once you've got all you want off the OLD MASTER Drive, remove it and hook the OLD SLAVE drive back up.
2006-09-02 05:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if theres room on the master transfer everything from the slave to the master then switch the jumpers on the back of drives and install windows on the slave ( which will now be set to master) when that is done simply delete all unwanted stuff from the other drive and the switch is complete.
2006-09-02 05:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must make sure that you have the new hard drive set as master and that the old one is set as a slave if they're both on the same IDE controller.
You may also need to check that your BIOS is detecting the new hard drive.
Make sure that your new drive is connected to the Primary IDE cable.
When you boot up, look for a message that normally tells you how to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. (It's usually Del, F1, F12 or something like that.)
Check for Peripheral Devices ... or similar words.
If autodetect is available, select this. If it's not available, i.e. you have an older BIOS, you may have to enter the details of the drive's parameters into it. (The drive's parameters are normally found on a label on top of the hard drive.)
Save the settings, and reboot. Hopefully, that should have you sorted.
2006-09-06 02:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before you start delete the windows folder on d: drive
open the box and change the jumper setting slave to master master to slave ,
making sure the new master is on the main cable
reboot to cd install operting system onto c: which was d: before
on entering system of os install go to d: which was c: and delete windows folder .
your system is now reversed
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2016-10-01 05:25:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reference below is for an article in Information Week by Fred Langa walking through this step by step
2006-09-03 12:08:37 · answer #8 · answered by CeeVee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just swap the jumper settings and reconfigure them in bios,remember to make sure the cmos settings for the drives is set to auto so it recognizes the drives
2006-09-04 09:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋