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**J. P. Gilliver (John)[_4_]** · November 12th 17, 12:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

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Actually I think I did get a usable download, at least the zipfile
opens, but after I open it, I had no clue what to do with the .EXE
inside of it.

(As another has said, I think you run it, and it makes a floppy.)
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I cant run a CD drive on the computer I intend to use to clone the hard
drives. I need both IDE connectors for drives. There wont be one
available for a CD drive.

If you have two connectors, you can almost certainly have four (E)IDE
drives: each IDE cable can support two devices, either master and slave
(determined by the position - usually absence or presence - of a link on
the drives themselves), or cable select. (Master/slave is the commonest
in my experience.)

I'm sure one I get this in the mail, I will figure it out from the
manual included with it.

For $10, I would hope so!

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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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