Windows XP Home (SP1)
I originally had and still have a 15 GB HD, using
NTFS, which had the OS and everything else on it.
I just installed a Maxtor 80 GB DiamondMax Plus 9 Model
6Y080P0,
which has a 5 MB Buffer, configured (with the jumpers on the
back)
as a slave. It shows up Computer Management as Healthy and
Online
using NTFS.
The new drive came with the MaxBlast 3 app. The Maxtor
guy on the phone said I could use that to move the OS, but
I'm not clear how. It has a copy function, but then how do I
get the computer to know the OS is now on E instead of C?
- Rod Speed -
Its better to just copy it from the original drive to the new
one and boot with just the new one plugged in on the first
boot after the copy. XP will then see that as the C drive.
You can connect the original drive again after thats been done.
I havent tried doing the copy with MaxBlast.
I have done it with both ghost and drive image.
There is also now www.xxclone.com but I havent tried that
either.
.The crucial bit is to only have the new
drive plugged in on the first boot after the copy.
- Nehmo -
Okay, I'm going to try it
- Nehmo -
It didn't work.
MaxBlast seemed to copy all (except a few unnecessary) files. I shut
down unplugged the old drive Restarted a message displayed:
Operating System Not Found
- Rod Speed -
Works fine with drive image and ghost.
- Nehmo -
I suspect the problem is not with the copy program. MaxBlast seemed to
do the job, and I don't see copying as an overly complicated operation.
I think maybe I should reset the jumpers and follow the rest of the
instructions in an article I found on the Maxtor site. I copied article
in its entirety under the link below, but the first paragraph of it
might be relevant since I currently have the new drive jumper-configured
as slave:
"1. Install the new drive as a slave to the Master boot drive.
If the new drive is as a slave on the same cable as the Master boot
drive then you should set both drives' jumpers to Cable Select."
From that paragraph, it appears a drive can be a slave without being
configured as a slave with the jumpers. It apparently directs you to
configure both drives, new and old, as Cable Select.
Further on in the Answer, the directions are to.
"2. Confirm that the new hard drive is installed and detected by the
system BIOS"
I'm not sure how to do that. I understand the system BIOS is something
that comes up when you start, but I'm not clear how to instruct it to do
anything.
I also don't understand what they mean by
"3. Boot your system from the MaxBlaxt 3 CD."
How would I do that?
I notice in 10, the directions neglect to tell you to connect the old
drive to anything, but I believe they mean for you to connect the gray
(slave position) connector to it.
After reading these instructions, I'm thinking maybe I can change the
jumpers on both old and new drives to Cable Select turn off computer
change the positions of the drives on the ribbon (IDE interface cable)
to new HD on black as master and old HD on grey as slave then restart.
Do you think trying this procedure is dangerous in any way?
BTW, Ron, I notice you post a lot on the subject of HDs. Do you do
something with HDs for a living?
http://www.ericseven.com?id=1262 quote
This article explains how to copy the operating system from an existing
boot drive to a new drive using MaxBlast 3
Answer:
1. Install the new drive as a slave to the Master boot drive.
If the new drive is as a slave on the same cable as the Master boot
drive then you should set both drives' jumpers to Cable Select.
If you are using an Ultra ATA PCI adapter please make sure that both
hard drives are connected to the adapter card.
2. Confirm that the new hard drive is installed and detected by the
system BIOS.
Adding a new drive may require BIOS configuration, refer to your system
manual for BIOS settings to Auto-detect the new drive.
The system BIOS will not detect drives that are connected to an Ultra
ATA PCI card. The Ultra ATA PCI card uses its own BIOS and should
display the drives that are connected to it during boot.
3. Boot your system from the MaxBlast 3 CD or floppy.
You may need to change your BIOS settings to boot to the CD or floppy.
4. If the drive is not formatted or partitioned Maxblast 3 will notify
you that it has found a new hard drive.
Click yes to continue.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to step through the installation
process.
6. Stop at "Choose An Installation Method"
Select the "Install drive as a new boot drive" option. This procedure
prompts the copy process.
7. Select "Advanced Installation" Method.
Here you can specify the partition size.
8. Follow the on-screen prompts to step through the installation
process.
9. Shutdown the computer.
When MaxBlast 3 is finished copying the data to your new boot drive,
remove any CDs or floppies, and perform a normal shutdown. (Power Off)
10. Unplug the ATA cable from both the new and old drives, then
re-connect the new drive as Primary Master.
Cable Note: The black connector is always master.
The grey connector is always slave.
The blue connector always connects to motherboard
or add-in UDMA controller.
11. Power the system on.
At the Windows desktop, double click the My Computer icon. The newly
installed boot drive will appear as drive letter C.
12. The old hard drive can now be used for additional storage. /quote
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