2 Hard Drives
- Thread starter SilverX
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agreed.
Although for myself. I would unplug the old drive first & stick in the new one with a boot diskette. Then format it through dos & set your partitions & such there first. Then install your first (master) one back & fire it up.
I would do it this way only 'cause I don't like most windows based partitioning programs & less trouble this way of messing things up although most window based partition propgrams are pretty straight forward.
Although for myself. I would unplug the old drive first & stick in the new one with a boot diskette. Then format it through dos & set your partitions & such there first. Then install your first (master) one back & fire it up.
I would do it this way only 'cause I don't like most windows based partitioning programs & less trouble this way of messing things up although most window based partition propgrams are pretty straight forward.
Hard Drive install
Windows XP doesn't need any specail requirements to install a second hard drive. Check the following before buying a new one:
1. Open the computer and ensure there is a spot to mount a second hard drive. Some computers don't have the room.
2. Before buying a hard drive over 40 GB ensure your motherboard will support it. Older mbs are limited by how big a hard drive can be installed.
3. You may have to enter the bios of your computer and do a scan for the new hard drive if your computer doesn't detect it, and it will need to be formated in order to use it.
3. By default, when you do intall another hard drive, the drive letter will be the next drive installed. Example. C: is the main drive. If you have a CD installed it is currently D:. When you install the new drive it will be listed as E: You can change the drive letter manually by going to my website:
h**p://williammcconnell5.tripod.com/Windows_XP_Index.html
and click on the link to Change Hard Drive & CD Rom Drive Letters
Windows XP doesn't need any specail requirements to install a second hard drive. Check the following before buying a new one:
1. Open the computer and ensure there is a spot to mount a second hard drive. Some computers don't have the room.
2. Before buying a hard drive over 40 GB ensure your motherboard will support it. Older mbs are limited by how big a hard drive can be installed.
3. You may have to enter the bios of your computer and do a scan for the new hard drive if your computer doesn't detect it, and it will need to be formated in order to use it.
3. By default, when you do intall another hard drive, the drive letter will be the next drive installed. Example. C: is the main drive. If you have a CD installed it is currently D:. When you install the new drive it will be listed as E: You can change the drive letter manually by going to my website:
h**p://williammcconnell5.tripod.com/Windows_XP_Index.html
and click on the link to Change Hard Drive & CD Rom Drive Letters
