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    How do I clone a drive?
    « on: September 21, 2008, 08:43:49 AM »
    I'd like to add a new 250Gig Drive to my computer.

    I have an AMD Athalon 512 RAM Win XP sp3 with a 20 GIG and an 80 GIG drives( full as a goog) The computer does not have any SATA connections.

    Id like to clone the O/S and the Datafrom the drives to the 250 GIG.
    Can someone tell me how to clone a drive please?
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    Re: How do I clone a drive?
    « Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 08:50:28 AM »
    You hook up the 250 as a slave drive and then use the Drive manuf. utilities to "clone" your OS drive to the 250...
    After it finishes you power down...dis-connect your current master drive with the OS on it and hook up the 250 to the end of the IDE cable and set it's jumper to master.
    Then power up and make sure everything works to your liking.
    If so you then power down...hook up your old master to the middle IDE connector and jumper it as slave and power back up.
    It will no longer boot to the old drive ( unless your BIOS supports this ) but all your data and programs will be intact
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      Re: How do I clone a drive?
      « Reply #2 on: September 22, 2008, 05:20:10 AM »
      I've installed the 250Gig drive in but I cant find how to get the drive recognized.
      I think I should be looking for something like Drive manager to get it recognized.
      Can someone tell me the procedure please?
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      Re: How do I clone a drive?
      « Reply #3 on: September 22, 2008, 10:33:34 AM »
      You have to make sure that the drive is jumpered right.

      http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-installing-a-drive.htm
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        Re: How do I clone a drive?
        « Reply #4 on: September 23, 2008, 05:40:59 AM »
        As much as I want to do this, I've decided that its just a whisker beyond where I want to extend my abilities right now.
        I cant thank everyone enough for your suggestions, encouragement and assistance.

        So Ive decided also that I will just install the new drive, and do a clean install of winXP then, select the programs I want for the new drive.

        I hope I can rely on coming here in the future,  and being received as well as I have so far.
        Thank you one and all.

        ( My next post may well be in 15 minutes.. Hahahahaha)
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