Andrew E.
December 7th 03, 10:39 AM
XP needs to be on one only,two would cause problems
ecspecially on start-up.Try inserting the xp cd then
boot from it,enter recovery r,at the cmd prompt type:
FORMAT C: /FS:NTFS
Then exit r. Re-do with new disk,but continue the xp
installation after recovery.I usually physically dis-
connect a disk and run each solo,just pull the power
plug at shut-down on the hd.
>-----Original Message-----
>My motherboard went poof, taking most everything but the
>hard drive. I have all of my documents on it, and was
>told to buy a 2nd drive, load xp on it, then use the
>other drive as a slave and transfer all of my info to the
>new one. Can this be done, having xp on two drives in
>the same computer? And how do I do it if not? TIA
>.
>
ecspecially on start-up.Try inserting the xp cd then
boot from it,enter recovery r,at the cmd prompt type:
FORMAT C: /FS:NTFS
Then exit r. Re-do with new disk,but continue the xp
installation after recovery.I usually physically dis-
connect a disk and run each solo,just pull the power
plug at shut-down on the hd.
>-----Original Message-----
>My motherboard went poof, taking most everything but the
>hard drive. I have all of my documents on it, and was
>told to buy a 2nd drive, load xp on it, then use the
>other drive as a slave and transfer all of my info to the
>new one. Can this be done, having xp on two drives in
>the same computer? And how do I do it if not? TIA
>.
>