2007-01-22 14:48:30 · 10 answers · asked by patriotsfanaj 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
how do i put it in slave???
2007-01-22 14:54:05 · update #1
ok...i have a XP pro 10 GB (to) and a xp home 160GB(from)...all my data is on the xp home so i wanna plug it in the other. is it possible to put the data on the 10, erease the 160, then put ALL the data on the 160 (even OS) and set it to master
2007-01-22 15:04:51 · update #2
Not really, just make sure you put that hard drive into slave mode. Check out the jumpers in it to see how it is accomplished. After you're done that, check your cable connections (power and data) and turn on the PC.
The computer should detect the recently added hard drive and then you can access its data from My Computer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac) or KDE/GNOME.
2007-01-22 14:51:55 · answer #1 · answered by lfdgb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should work fine jst depending on what type of drive it is sata or connected with another type of cable the other type of cable requireing you to mess with a jumper and place it to slave as if they are both set to master your pc will ask you always which to boot from. With sata cable connection there is no jumpers so you must select in bios to load from the first hd you use your operating system off of.
sata cables are flat and small like an extension cord . the other cord that passes my mind is wide like a paralell printer cable or like a floppy disk drive cable if you still have a 3.5 drive in your pc.
The only time you pc may give you any thought to blowing up is if your power supply does not have enough juice to suply all connected parts and may not load or function properly.
I hope this helps you ;)
2007-01-22 23:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by coolbiker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
If your not familiar with adding a secondary drive, follow directions on this link.
http://www.infohq.com/Computer/adding-second-hard-drive-review.htm
You haven't specified which operating system to which operating system you are moving from and too. If it is anything lower than XP to an XP machine, then you are alright. If going backwards, like moving from XP to a Win98 machine, you might have problems with the different Hard Drive Formats. (FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) Older computers will not read the new computer format.
I am assuming you are moving the drive from and to the Same Operating System.
The only thing you won't need to do if moving from an XP to an XP machine is partitioning or formatting the drive, that is, unless you want to.
2007-01-22 22:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work. If your hard disk is giving error messages it is cheaper to install a new hard disk drive and transfer all important data to the new hard drive. Depending on your technical skills, importance of the data, time and money available, there are various options available. More details at http://fixit.in/transferdata.html
2007-01-25 22:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it will not crash.
Just make 1st harde drive as Master and second Slave.
For this put a jumper in first Hard Drive and second drive without jumper.
2007-01-22 22:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does not matter if SATA or ATA you will just have to reformate it, and make sure in the bios you make it so it does not go through the load proccess
2007-01-22 22:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by J C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have tried it before, placing it at the ATA or 2nd HD..and it is statically workin!
2007-01-22 22:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by Vergil D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh unless you destroy the fan inside of it it probably won't blow up.
No, it'll be fine, assuming their both SATA, which they most likely are if they're both kind of new.
2007-01-22 22:50:49 · answer #8 · answered by tomauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Just configure it as a slave.
2007-01-22 22:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It ought to be fine.
2007-01-22 22:51:30 · answer #10 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋