add slave drive from xp to vista computer

[ind_123]

I have a HD form old computer and want to add install it in the new
computer with vista. BIOS recognizes the slave drive but vista keeps
checking as a continuously before starting up.

I tried to add slave drive after bootup. The vista again recognizes
the drive and installed the drivers for it. After that it didn't let
me access the harddrive.

Can anyone help?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

If you carried an IDE cable over as well, consider replacing it. Some older
cables are the 40-pin/40-wire type and those will not work for you.

 

[ind_123]

This IDE cable works for sure. It worked in the old machine.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You did not read me right. The old computers don't care. But the newer
computer run much faster. At the higher frequencies too much crosstalk
(interference) is generated on the old cables. The newer 40-pin/80-wire
cables are required. The extra wires are there to ground out the crosstalk.
The cable may work perfectly well in an older computer. But that is not the
issue. The issue is the new computer. If it is a 40-pin/40-wire IDE cable
it won't work for you under Vista on a newer computer.

 

[ind_123]

Is there any way at all that I can restore files from my old hardrive?
I do not want to format and lose any files.

 

[PD43]

Is there any way at all that I can restore files from my old hardrive?
I do not want to format and lose any files.

File yes. Programs no.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Not at the rate you are going. Pull the drive and put it in an external
enclosure. Do it that way.

 

[ind_123]

I want to have the harddrive supplement to the current capacity on the
new machine. How can I do that.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

As long as you insist your IDE cable must work with Vista because it worked
with XP without at least checking to see what you have I have no idea how to
make progress with you. Put the drive in a usb enclosure, copy your data
from it. Let's get one thing done at a time.