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Hard Drive transfer??
Name: bdelduca Date: August 16, 2005 at 11:30:34 Pacific OS: W CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
I was wondering if it was possible to take a HD from a computer that is not working (HD is still working I guess) and transfer that information to a working computer??
Name: Amed Date: August 16, 2005 at 12:18:17 Pacific
Reply:
Ya i dont see any problem with that, just make sure that you set your jumper properly if you already have a hard drive on the 2nd computer. ( i would set both jumpers to cable select and let p.o.s.t figure out which one contains the system boot)
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Response Number 2
Name: aceisaneight Date: August 16, 2005 at 12:39:00 Pacific
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you should set the new HDD as the master and the old one as slave. some would suggest to also not put them on the same cable either
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: August 16, 2005 at 12:40:43 Pacific
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OMG, NO! Never use cable select...EVER!
Just temporarily connect the 2nd HDD to the 2ndary channel. If it's alone on the cable, set the jumper to master...if it's with another device, set it to slave. Then just boot up & copy the files to the 1st HDD or if possible, burn them to a disc
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Response Number 4
Name: ghimpe-- Date: August 16, 2005 at 12:58:27 Pacific
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Yes, you can do that, but do not use cable select, set the second hardrive as slave.
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Response Number 5
Name: ham30 Date: August 16, 2005 at 13:31:02 Pacific
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