Hard Drive to SLave?

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Name: killer
Date: June 16, 2006 at 11:52:33 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?
OS: XP/Home
CPU/Ram: 2.0/2GB
Model/Manufacturer: eMachines

Comment:

Hey Guys,
I have a 160 gb hard drive and I have already used about 60gbs of it, and I have another old laptop hard drive (40gb) that I would like to connect to my PC. I am going to go and buy the connector. But, could you guys tell me how to set it up as a slave so that my 160gb hard drive will be master and the laptop hard drive as a slave. Could you please tell me how to do it.
Thanks...
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Response Number 1

Name: Sabertooth
Date: June 16, 2006 at 12:24:21 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?

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http://www.meritline.com/usb2-ieee1394-enclosure-hard-drive-external-2-5.html
If you do not have a firewire port, you can even get a USB 2.0 enclosure for a lot less than that.

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Response Number 2

Name: johnr
Date: June 16, 2006 at 12:30:02 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?

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Not all laptop drives have an option to be set as slave - if there's no jumper visible, either on the end, next to the connector (Hitachi/IBM have these) or a very small jumper on the base (older style) then chances are it is set to master only (remember not many laptops have facilities for 2 drives) Check on the manufacturer's site for jumper config if the jumpers are there.
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Response Number 3

Name: cliffpage
Date: June 16, 2006 at 13:22:25 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?

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if set as master, it could still be used on the secondary IDE socket/cable instead of the primary IDE/socket cable.

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Response Number 4

Name: killer
Date: June 16, 2006 at 21:50:41 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?

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Hey guys, I found the configurations for my drive, does it mean it has slave jumpers?
Here is the link:
Hitachi
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Response Number 5

Name: pyrokinetic666
Date: June 17, 2006 at 04:30:15 Pacific
Subject: Hard Drive to SLave?

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killer,
yep, take a look at the picture.
just put the jumper over the two pins on the right.

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