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, 09:45 PM
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I dont know how to do either of those. I have a spare ide cable and I know where it plugs into the harddrive but I dont know where it plugs into the computer. And I dont know how to make it a secondary on the same cable. Or hot to make it a slave. And I will format it.
Why would I keep ubuntu? No point. I have xp. O wait...are you saying that if i dont format it ill be able to duel boot? |
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Mar 6 2009, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 6 2009, 08:45 PM)  I dont know how to do either of those. I have a spare ide cable and I know where it plugs into the harddrive but I dont know where it plugs into the computer. And I dont know how to make it a secondary on the same cable. Or hot to make it a slave. And I will format it. Why would I keep ubuntu? No point. I have xp. O wait...are you saying that if i dont format it ill be able to duel boot? Yes. Do you know what model (or at least what brand) motherboard you have? I might be able to tell you where to plug it in if I had that information. |
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jcp additional hard drive Mar 6 2009, 07:21 PM
shanaynay if you install it on a Second IDE cable you should... Mar 6 2009, 09:20 PM 9001 You could always dual boot. I'd keep Ubuntu u... Mar 6 2009, 09:29 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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