jcjr7 wrote:
>I have a 10GB HD which is about full.
>
>
That is definitely the dark ages. I remember having a 10GB FH HD eons
ago. I recently pulled a 16.9GB n' 18.2GB from my PC and, replaced it
with a 147GB.
>Due to the age of computer, I think I may have to add a 2.0 usb portas the two
>I have are prob 1.1 if I go external drive.
>
>
Is the age of the PC, before the first Pentium CPU?
>HOWEVER, I am going to try to go internal drive first and am reading up on it.
>
>
Ok
>My friend gave me a 40GB Western Digital, which I thought I would add, so I
>wouldn't have to do anything to my old drive but move data and video over to
>the new drive. He said it may have an operating system on it, so how will my
>computer know which one to recognize?
>
>
Presuming that the 40GB WD HD has been made 'bootable', your PC would
still boot from the 10GB HD because, that is 'bootable'. You would just
have to re-format the 40GB WD HD.
>I have a secondary IDE slot available so I was thinking of setting the jumper
>to single or just a second master(assuming the first drive is set to master??
>It may just be set up as single since it was originally the only drive.
>
>
You should look on the 10GB HD, to see whether, it is set for Master or,
Single. If it is set for Single, change it to Master and, designate the
40GB WD HD as Slave until all the data is moved to the HD. Then change
that one to Master
>The other question is will my older mobo, BIOS, CMOS recognize a 40GB HD. I
>will read up on adding drives in an upgrade book and/or A+ Book or two this am
>and then give it a try.
>
>
This is why I am asking about the age of the PC.
>I am very unclear on how to partition and/or format if required (again, I will
>read up on this). To format, do I go to Safe Mode (tapping F8) or some other
>type of diagnostic(tapping F1 or Del during start up?).
>
>
For IDE(I use only SCSI in my PC) systems, you will need to run Fdisk
first, to create a new partition on the drive and, to delete the one the
guy mentioned. After the HD is partitioned than, you can run Format to
format the drive.
>Assuming the new drive appears in My Computer, what is my next step?
>
>
Double-check to make sure BIOS sees' it in the Setup.
>Try to move some data over? If it works, I am set!
>
>
Only AFTER, you have:
1. Run FDISK
2. Deleted any partitions still on the HD
3. Created a partition on the new HD
4. Set the partition to 'Active'
5. Run FORMAT to format the partition
Christopher
>If the data doesn't tranfer, what is my next step?
>
>
>If My Computer doesn't recoznize the drive, what if anything can I do then?
>
>
>Maybe look for an older 10-20GB HD?
>
>
>Or just buy the 2.0 USB and attach an external drive!
>
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