2007-02-24 02:38:18 · 11 answers · asked by snarfy2004 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If you have xp you simply set the jumper to slave, install the drive, start the pc>>>go to your desktop and right click my computer>>hit manage>>disk management>>>find the new drive(probably D)>>right click the drive and hit format>>>I would format it in NTFS format. Windows will do the rest. Once the drive is formatted it will be available for use. You can name it anything you want(ie-Storage). Save all your files on this drive and that way if the system crashes you won't lose them due to a reinstall of the OS(stored on the C drive). You would have to reinstall any programs in the event of a crash but your files are safe on the D drive.
2007-02-24 02:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by DaProfessor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not always. There seems to be several different signaling standards used even if the cables fit together. I had to end up looking up the signaling standards used on the existing master drive and then find slave drive that had the same signaling standards. I also had a case where the new drive was so large that the BIOS would not handle it on the primary disk controller but would work fine on the secondary disk controller.
2007-02-24 02:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Thinker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if it is already set to be used as a slave. There is a set of pins with a plastic "jumper" (usually a black plastic rectangular shape thing). The drive itself has a diagram that shows the jumper selections for master, slave etc.
2007-02-24 02:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by topcat_TEC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, provided that you change the new hard drive's jumper to "Slave" and connect it to the middle (flat ribbon) IDE cable connector.
SATA drives are done in a different way, and you should read the instructions that came with the drive or go to the manufacturer's website and read the FAQs.
2007-02-24 02:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is pretty simple.
set jumpers on current drive to master and jumpers on new drive to slave. Add to system. When you boot up new drive should be there most likely as drive D.
Click on the new drive and format it.
Should then be good to go.
2007-02-24 02:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only preperation would be to correctly set the jumpers on the hard drives to either "cable select" or " master, slave" accordingly.
2007-02-24 02:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by Robert S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
needs formating and the jumper set correctly
2007-02-24 02:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by Robert P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-24 02:39:47 · answer #8 · answered by persianoooo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i think mine was
but i cant figure out how to get my stuff to go from one harddrive to the other
2007-02-24 02:40:53 · answer #9 · answered by Megan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, why not?
2007-02-24 02:47:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋