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install an extra hard drive
i hav a 80 gig hard drive from a previous computer that was a storage drive
only. i would like to install it on my new computer as a storage drive only. if i use the ribbon cable i used on the old computer,betweeen the two drives, will xp recognize the new drive? i had to upgrade the bios on my old e machine running windows me any pointers? i would like to keep it as an internal drive if i can thanks |
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install an extra hard drive
Most if not all of the newer systems use 80 ribbon cabling between motherboard
and the HD.Yours might be a 40 ribbon cable but they all end in a 40pin plug.The last time I installed a HD I was not paying too much attention to the cable and upon restart my BIOS screen notified me that I was using a 40 ribbon cable........the HD still worked just not at its rated 133 speed. peter "Johnny Outdoors" wrote in message ... i hav a 80 gig hard drive from a previous computer that was a storage drive only. i would like to install it on my new computer as a storage drive only. if i use the ribbon cable i used on the old computer,betweeen the two drives, will xp recognize the new drive? i had to upgrade the bios on my old e machine running windows me any pointers? i would like to keep it as an internal drive if i can thanks |
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thanks peter
i opened up my case switched the 80 ribbon to a 40 ribbon and installed my slave hard drive that just contained pics and movie clips powered it up and xp instantly recognized it now i have all my pics thanks again the 80 ribbon would have thrown me a curve ball if you hadn't mentioned it off and running thanks again "peter" wrote: Most if not all of the newer systems use 80 ribbon cabling between motherboard and the HD.Yours might be a 40 ribbon cable but they all end in a 40pin plug.The last time I installed a HD I was not paying too much attention to the cable and upon restart my BIOS screen notified me that I was using a 40 ribbon cable........the HD still worked just not at its rated 133 speed. peter "Johnny Outdoors" wrote in message ... i hav a 80 gig hard drive from a previous computer that was a storage drive only. i would like to install it on my new computer as a storage drive only. if i use the ribbon cable i used on the old computer,betweeen the two drives, will xp recognize the new drive? i had to upgrade the bios on my old e machine running windows me any pointers? i would like to keep it as an internal drive if i can thanks |
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yes you can do this add the old drive to your machine in case of any problems post again. -- cinestar ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cinestar's Profile: http://forums.tech-arena.com/member.php?userid=2510 View this thread: http://forums.tech-arena.com/showthread.php?t=45723 Technology Forum in India, free I.T. / Computer Support - http://forums.tech-arena.com |
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