My #2 PC will not boot up - all I get is the black screen saying "disk boot failure". Does it make sense to remove the hard drive from #2 PC and install it in my main PC? What is the likely result of carrying out this course of action? Both PC's use similar type of Intel Pentium CPU. There are other things wrong with #2 PC that make a repair uneconomical but I would like to recover data still on the hard drive if at all possible. If it can be done, I want it to be done properly and I don't have the confidence to attempt such an operation. If there is anybody in London NW10 (Harlesden/Park Royal) willing to do it for me, please e-mail me.
2007-04-23 23:15:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
ya, it is possible, but make sure that you make your working hard disk as the master one by setting the jumper and ive your older hard disk a cable select option. your computer would boot up. and if you are using ATA hard drive, then make it sure to plug in the working HDD in the IDE0 port.
2007-04-23 23:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Deepak Kunal NIFT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two or more. Plus each disk can be partitioned to appear as more than one 'drive' in My Computer. So you could have one or hard drives and multiple partitions appearing as drive in My Computer.
Remove the drive from PC #2. On the top the label will short where to put the little plastic 'jumper', on the drive end where the power and data ribbon connect, to make the drive a slave. Open PC #1 and connect to the same ribbon data cable as the hard drive in PC #1. Plug in power 'molex'...this assumes that the drives are both ATA (IDE) drives. The situation with newer SATA drives is different as they will both need to be connect to separate (skinny) data cables.
Easy when known, confusing when not.
2007-04-23 23:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by themainliner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Most PC, even the old ones, are typically capable of supporting up to 4 drives. It can be a combination of hard drives and optical drives.
If you've never touched anything inside your PC's case, it would be wise to have somebody knowledgeable do it for you.
2007-04-24 01:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just follow the instructions on the hard disk concerning the jumpers and you'll be fine.
You should have courage to try this on your own so that you'll gain experience in troubleshooting PCs.
computer hardwares have unique cable sockets so you won't have the trouble of trying to know what cable is for this/that hard disk.
2007-04-23 23:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by Feanoross 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its possible. you have to connect the new HDD as slave.
still it make sense what type of HDD is in your system (IDE/SATA) depends on type master/slave or portno will be used.
2007-04-23 23:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by t s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋