additional hard drive, Adding a second hard drive |
 Mar 6 2009, 07:21 PM
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I have an old computer that I have been using as a test computer but I have nothing to test, and i recently got a new desktop and I want to take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it into the new one for extra space. I know how to do it basically but I have some questions. First, should I format the hard drive of the old one, cause it currently has ubuntu on it and it has no files I need. second, I have a lot of open spaces for hard drives and there are a lot of power cables but there are no spare ide cables. And if I took some from the other computer where would they plug into. And lastly how would I make the new hard drive im installing the secondary one. And not effect stuff. Im pretty sure its called the slave hard drive actually. Thanks.
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Mar 6 2009, 09:20 PM
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if you install it on a Second IDE cable you shouldn't need to set it to slave, but if it's secondary on the SAME IDE cable, then you need to set it to slave, I'd format it unless you want to keep ubuntu.
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jcp additional hard drive Mar 6 2009, 07:21 PM
9001 You could always dual boot. I'd keep Ubuntu u... Mar 6 2009, 09:29 PM jcp I dont know how to do either of those. I have a sp... Mar 6 2009, 09:45 PM
9001 QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 6 2009, 08:45 PM) I dont ... Mar 6 2009, 09:47 PM jcp Ill go take a look. Ill snap some pictures if I ca... Mar 6 2009, 09:48 PM 9001 QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 6 2009, 08:48 PM) Ill go ... Mar 6 2009, 09:58 PM jcp So then where, how can I plug in the second hard d... Mar 6 2009, 10:00 PM 9001 As in a USB disk drive?
If the computer has a flo... Mar 6 2009, 10:01 PM jcp It doesnt. QUOTE(shanaynay @ Mar 6 2009, 08... Mar 6 2009, 11:23 PM mipadi QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 6 2009, 11:23 PM) How can... Mar 7 2009, 12:36 PM jcp QUOTEHow can I make it secondary on the same cable... Mar 7 2009, 12:24 PM jcp Umm...I dont understand...what are jumpers? And ho... Mar 7 2009, 12:47 PM mipadi QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 7 2009, 12:47 PM) Umm...I... Mar 7 2009, 01:44 PM jcp Well i realized that i dont need another ide cable... Mar 7 2009, 01:54 PM jcp How do I format a hard drive using ubuntu?
Or if I... Mar 7 2009, 09:33 PM |
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