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ElGordo

My step daughter said she couldnt load any more photos on her hd (with xp).
lo and behold her 20Gb hd has 3.7Mb free space. If I just add another Hard
drive as slave, will the system acept it so she can transfer phots to it and
then to put some onto DVD? gordon
 
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dadiOH

ElGordo said:
My step daughter said she couldnt load any more photos on her hd
(with xp). lo and behold her 20Gb hd has 3.7Mb free space. If I just
add another Hard drive as slave, will the system acept it so she can
transfer phots to it and then to put some onto DVD? gordon
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yes

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Brian A.

ElGordo said:
My step daughter said she couldnt load any more photos on her hd (with xp).
lo and behold her 20Gb hd has 3.7Mb free space. If I just add another Hard
drive as slave, will the system acept it so she can transfer phots to it and
then to put some onto DVD? gordon
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You can add another HD as long as you have an open connector on a data cable
or the mobo controller. It doesn't have to be jumpered as a Slave if there is
an open controller slot and you connect it alone without any other drive. Keep
in mind that you will need to format and "maybe" partition the drive before it
can be utilized.

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Mick Murphy

An easier way for you other than opening up the box, is to buy a USB external
Hard Drive. They have come right down in price, and are quite cheap.

Simply plug them into a spare USB port, and plug in their Power Supply.
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

My step daughter said she couldnt load any more photos on her hd (with xp).
lo and behold her 20Gb hd has 3.7Mb free space. If I just add another Hard
drive as slave, will the system acept it so she can transfer phots to it and
then to put some onto DVD? gordon
Click to expand...



Yes.
 
X

Xandros

She has a 20 GB hard drive. That suggests to me that her system is an older
system. Check to ensure that the system can recognize the size and type of
drive you are planning to connect. Older motherboards may not accept SATA
drives and many older boards have limitations on the size of drive that they
can recognize.
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

She has a 20 GB hard drive. That suggests to me that her system is an older
system.
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What you say is very much true. You can no longer even buy a drive
that small any more, except used.

Check to ensure that the system can recognize the size and type of
drive you are planning to connect. Older motherboards may not accept SATA
drives
Click to expand...


But even if the motherboard doesn't have onboard SATA support, you can
buy a SATA adapter card and connect the drive to it.



and many older boards have limitations on the size of drive that they
 
R

Richard in AZ

Response at the bottom

| She has a 20 GB hard drive. That suggests to me that her system is an older
| system. Check to ensure that the system can recognize the size and type of
| drive you are planning to connect. Older motherboards may not accept SATA
| drives and many older boards have limitations on the size of drive that they
| can recognize.
|
| --
|
| Xandros
|
|
| | > My step daughter said she couldnt load any more photos on her hd (with
| > xp).
| > lo and behold her 20Gb hd has 3.7Mb free space. If I just add another Hard
| > drive as slave, will the system acept it so she can transfer phots to it
| > and
| > then to put some onto DVD? gordon
|
A better solution would be to purchase a larger hard drive and use the manufacturers tools (included
in a non OEM purchase or free off the manufacturers web site) to clone the old drive into the new
drive. You did not say if the computer is a laptop or desktop. Cloning a laptop HD is a bit more
complicated than cloning a desktop HD. If you need instruction on how to do this post back and you
will get lots of help. Then when you have the new drive operational, format the old drive and use
it as the slave.

Based on the description of 20 Gb, your drive is almost certain to be an IDE (ATA) drive. Make sure
your new drive is also an IDE type. 80 Gb IDE drives can be purchased new at NEWEGG or TIGERDIRECT
for less than $50 USD. Any of the older PC's should be able to handle this side drive.
 
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db.·.. >

one trick to relieve
space on the system
drive after you install
a slave is to move the
entire "my documents"
folder over to the slave.

the option is provide
via the properties page
of "my documents".
 
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Kelly

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Mist

In addition to what has already been said....if you decide or have to
get one of the larger drives sold today - be sure to partition it to
isolate your operating system. From there add her a storage partition
and/or use the 20 gig just for her data, etc.
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"...partition it to isolate your operating system."

I want fuller information here on the above quote.

I've been told that starting with Windows XP, you shouldn't partition
splitting the operating system, specificially "program files" from the
root C:\.

I've always been an ardent advocate of partition with the OS (whatever it
may be) on C:\ then the following:

D:\ (Logical) other apps/programs not belonging to the OS.
E:\ (Logical) library files (data) for me.
F:\ (Logical) Finance / Business
G:\ (Logical) graphic files.
H:\ (Logical) whatever
and so on with a "work" logical partition for fumble fingered me whose
fingers on the mouse too easily deletes. I copy the X file to the "work"
for massaging, etc. then copy it back.

In my logic, this method kept the OS free - what belonged there went
there - and the same for the rest. It also made backups a snap for if
there were no changes, no backup was needed saving space and time.

Mist



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Daddy

That means you separate your software from your data. For example, all your software (Windows + programs) is installed in C and all your data (e.g., documents, spreadsheets, photos, etc.) is stored in D.

That way, you can work on your software partition without affecting your data. For example, suppose you need to clean-install Windows or restore an image. Your data won't be affected because it's in a separate partition.

It doesn't make sense to install your software into a separate partition, because components of your software are stored inside Windows. Makes more sense to install all your software into the same partition.

Daddy
 
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Bill in Co.

Daddy said:
That means you separate your software from your data. For example, all
your
software (Windows + programs) is installed in C and all your data (e.g.,
documents, spreadsheets, photos, etc.) is stored in D.

That way, you can work on your software partition without affecting your
data. For example, suppose you need to clean-install Windows or restore an
image. Your data won't be affected because it's in a separate partition.
Click to expand...

I think that approach is debateable. Keeping it all together on C: works
fine, too (except for perhaps some extensive video work, for example, which
is a real hog for disk space). That way when you make an image backup, you
get it ALL saved in one fell swoop and in one complete image.
It doesn't make sense to install your software into a separate partition,
because components of your software are stored inside Windows. Makes more
sense to install all your software into the same partition.
Click to expand...

I agree with that. And 40 GB should be more than adequate for that and
most data, if you're using one partition for both (but not a bunch of video
work, obviously).
 
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Daddy

"Keeping it all together on C: works fine..."

Absolutely. No argument with you, Bill. But if you like to make disc images, as I do, then separating software from data makes sense, I think. Let's suppose a software update goes kaboom and I have to restore an image I made earlier: If my data is in the same partition as my software, I'll also be restoring the earlier version of my data. Oh no...all that video editing down the drain! Of course, there's all kinds of ways to backup besides disc images.

Daddy
 
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dadiOH

Mist said:
news:[email protected]:
Click to expand...
I've been told that starting with Windows XP, you shouldn't partition
splitting the operating system, specificially "program files" from the
root C:\.
Click to expand...

My XP is on drive L:. So is "Program Files"

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Ken Blake, MVP

"...partition it to isolate your operating system."

I want fuller information here on the above quote.

I've been told that starting with Windows XP, you shouldn't partition
splitting the operating system, specificially "program files" from the
root C:\.

I've always been an ardent advocate of partition with the OS (whatever it
may be) on C:\ then the following:

D:\ (Logical) other apps/programs not belonging to the OS.
E:\ (Logical) library files (data) for me.
F:\ (Logical) Finance / Business
G:\ (Logical) graphic files.
H:\ (Logical) whatever
Click to expand...



In my view, that's far too many partitions, and there is no rationale
for separating things the way you suggest.

I recommend that you read this article I recently wrote on how you
should plan your partitions:
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326
 
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Kelly

Great feedback!

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That means you separate your software from your data. For example, all your
software (Windows + programs) is installed in C and all your data (e.g.,
documents, spreadsheets, photos, etc.) is stored in D.

That way, you can work on your software partition without affecting your
data. For example, suppose you need to clean-install Windows or restore an
image. Your data won't be affected because it's in a separate partition.

It doesn't make sense to install your software into a separate partition,
because components of your software are stored inside Windows. Makes more
sense to install all your software into the same partition.

Daddy
 

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