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Name: Wolfeymole
Date: June 27, 2003 at 13:51:54 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 700mhz/768mb
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Hi
I'm thinking of adding a new HD to my set up which contains a 20 HD and all the usual stuff.
What I really need to know is how to go about it.
I have read in the advanced "how to's" about the 4 os's on a machine and the fdisk and extended partitions are understood so if anyone can be of assistance I would be eternally grateful.
Yours Wolfey



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Name: kkk
Date: June 27, 2003 at 16:24:17 Pacific
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are you leaving the 20 gig in as master??
if so, just set the jumper on the new drive, to slave, connect to the same ribbon cable as the 20 gig, and boot up.
you can format it in my computer.
however, if you want partitions on it, then you boot with your xp disk, and after some files load, an option page to set partitions, and format is there


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Response Number 2
Name: jox447
Date: June 27, 2003 at 16:40:18 Pacific
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what other internal drives are you planning to run on your system?


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