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(Msg. 46) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:24 pm
Post subject: Re: XP Home(SP2) on 2 hard drives [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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<mooky9669.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164553979.613575.8050@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> OK, here's the deal...looks like I am getting a new PC soon that comes
> with XP Home SP2...I am currently using the same OS on the PC I
> currently have. The drive that comes with the new machine is a serial
> ATA and this one I'm on is IDE. I wanted to know that of I set my IDE
> drive as a slave and keep my current operating system on it would it be
> recognized and would I be able to boot to the master and then still
> recognize the slave to be able to use it for storage and drag files to
> the master? The reason I'm wanting to do this is so I don't have to
> burn a bunch of CDs with my backup files and then do a reformat of the
> drive before installing. Also I am not looking to boot from the slave
> as I just want to set it up to boot the master and still be able to
> have access to the 2nd drive for storage and moving files to the master
> drive. If this is possible, would I have to set permissions for files
> and folders on the slave drive that I want to move or have access to ?
> Also, I'm assuming I'd have to set the boot options in BIOS??? I hope
> someone can help me out. I'm planning ahead here so I know what to do
> when I get my new system. One more thing, how do you set the IDE jumper
> to slave?
>

That should work fine, also if both PC's have network cards you could buy a
twisted cable and network them together. To set the jumpers look on the
drive it's self for instructions. If there are none then look on the drive
manufacturers web site for instructions.

Brian

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(Msg. 47) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:24 pm
Post subject: Re: XP Home(SP2) on 2 hard drives [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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<mooky9669.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164553979.613575.8050@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> OK, here's the deal...looks like I am getting a new PC soon that comes
> with XP Home SP2...I am currently using the same OS on the PC I
> currently have. The drive that comes with the new machine is a serial
> ATA and this one I'm on is IDE. I wanted to know that of I set my IDE
> drive as a slave and keep my current operating system on it would it be
> recognized and would I be able to boot to the master and then still
> recognize the slave to be able to use it for storage and drag files to
> the master? The reason I'm wanting to do this is so I don't have to
> burn a bunch of CDs with my backup files and then do a reformat of the
> drive before installing. Also I am not looking to boot from the slave
> as I just want to set it up to boot the master and still be able to
> have access to the 2nd drive for storage and moving files to the master
> drive. If this is possible, would I have to set permissions for files
> and folders on the slave drive that I want to move or have access to ?
> Also, I'm assuming I'd have to set the boot options in BIOS??? I hope
> someone can help me out. I'm planning ahead here so I know what to do
> when I get my new system. One more thing, how do you set the IDE jumper
> to slave?
>

That should work fine, also if both PC's have network cards you could buy a
twisted cable and network them together. To set the jumpers look on the
drive it's self for instructions. If there are none then look on the drive
manufacturers web site for instructions.

Brian

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Ken Blake MVP

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(Msg. 48) Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:42 am
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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote:

> Like I said, "Find a local computer store that builds their own
> computers. You may pay a
> little more but it's worth it."
> Tell them what you want in the machine and they'll do it for less
> money than it would cost to build your own and certainly a lot less
> hassle.


I'm with you. I'm not so sure that it's necessarily less money than it would
cost to build your own, but I certainly agree that it's a lot less hassle.

The main issue is that it's very easy to build a computer, but it isn't
necessarily so easy to troubleshoot it if it doesn't work properly. For
several years now, I've been dealing with a local builder. I can buy all
the parts from him separately and choose to build it myself, or pay him a
small additional amount and let him build it and guarantee the results. For
$40 he'll build it with a one-year guarantee, or for $75 he'll build it with
a two-year guarantee.

To me, it's a no-brainer. I pay the $75.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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