adding 2nd hard drive

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I have just bought a new Dell computer with an 80 Gb sata hard drive. I
would like to use the hard drive out of my old computer (40 Gb Pata) as a
slave. The only ribbon cable connection available is the one on the cable
from the DVD player, and it's not long enough to reach the hard drive. What
is the best solution to this?
 
Joeyjoejoe said:
I have just bought a new Dell computer with an 80 Gb sata hard drive. I
would like to use the hard drive out of my old computer (40 Gb Pata) as a
slave. The only ribbon cable connection available is the one on the cable
from the DVD player, and it's not long enough to reach the hard drive. What
is the best solution to this?
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Get another ribbon cable for the hard drive. There are two EIDE plugs, that
leaves one available for the HDD. Having it on it's own cable also relieves
you of the need to worry about master/slave status with the DVD drive.

Lee
 
Thaks so much for the informative reply...I have replaced a hard drive
before, but I'm certainly no expert. Thanks again.
 
Well he said he needs to add hard drives. I just said I perfer raid. Thats all.

So if he wants he could also use a controler if ne needs to. I did because I
have five hard drives and all my slots were full.

cya,
Will
 
Although it will be nice to have the extra memory, the main reason I'm doing
this is to keep all my data without having to transfer it somehow (my old
computer is shot; can't even boot it up). Thanks for your input.
 
I have just bought a new Dell computer with an 80 Gb sata hard drive. I
would like to use the hard drive out of my old computer (40 Gb Pata) as a
slave. The only ribbon cable connection available is the one on the cable
from the DVD player, and it's not long enough to reach the hard drive. What
is the best solution to this?
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You may not be able to put the HD in the new case. A lot of Dell
systems use proprietary cases and to shave off cost I have even seen
them send out computers with MB that have no IDE controllers (they
used SATA drives), no room for an extra drive AND no slots for add-on
cards.

Look real careful before you leap when buying mail order. Read the
specs VERY carefully. This is why I prefer hands-on before purchase,
or just plain building my own system, which I have done now for the
last four computers I've owned.
 
Will said:
Well he said he needs to add hard drives. I just said I perfer raid. Thats
all.
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He said he want to hook up his old pata hard drive in his new sata system,
not "add hard drives".
So if he wants he could also use a controler if ne needs to. I did because
I
have five hard drives and all my slots were full.
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Five hard drives, wowie zowie!

cya,
Will

Lee Chapelle said:
"Will [Beta ID: 495512]" <[email protected]>
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in message news:[email protected]...
I perfer to use raid. ;)
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That applies to this situation exactly how?

See:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-124-020&depa=0

Take Care,
Will

:

Thaks so much for the informative reply...I have replaced a hard drive
before, but I'm certainly no expert. Thanks again.

:


I have just bought a new Dell computer with an 80 Gb sata hard
drive.
I
would like to use the hard drive out of my old computer (40 Gb
Pata)
as a
slave. The only ribbon cable connection available is the one on
the
cable
from the DVD player, and it's not long enough to reach the hard
drive.
What
is the best solution to this?

Get another ribbon cable for the hard drive. There are two EIDE
plugs,
that
leaves one available for the HDD. Having it on it's own cable also
relieves
you of the need to worry about master/slave status with the DVD
drive.

Lee
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Well assuming that is the case, are there any major drawbacks to putting the
2nd hard drive on the same cable as the DVD drive? If all this is just going
to cause me headaches, I can find some other way to get my data transferred
over. Thanks.
 
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:23:16 -0500

... This is why I prefer hands-on before purchase, or just
plain building my own system, which I have done now for the
last four computers I've owned.

That's not what I mean when I say I build my own systems! When I say
it, it means that I etched my own printed circuit boards, soldered
in all of the components, made the case out of flat sheet metal and
have drafted my own schematics. And I used to do so all of the time.

Your meaning of building your own, virtually any monkey off of the
street could do. As slapping a standardized case, complete MB, power
supply, etc. is child's play. You are so out of your league. And you
complained about someone else's misuse of terminology? Geez!




Cheers!


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BS!




Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:23:16 -0500

... This is why I prefer hands-on before purchase, or just
plain building my own system, which I have done now for the
last four computers I've owned.

That's not what I mean when I say I build my own systems! When I say
it, it means that I etched my own printed circuit boards, soldered
in all of the components, made the case out of flat sheet metal and
have drafted my own schematics. And I used to do so all of the time.

Your meaning of building your own, virtually any monkey off of the
street could do. As slapping a standardized case, complete MB, power
supply, etc. is child's play. You are so out of your league. And you
complained about someone else's misuse of terminology? Geez!




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0
 
BS my ass! I was building missile control systems back in the 70's
for the military (sort of makes me like a rocket scientist, doesn't
it?). And the thing you call a PC computer is child's play to build
from scratch. Even doing so my way!

You most likely don't even know about the name of the computer that
was on Apollo 11, do you? Of course not, since very few people in
the world knows about this at all. And I seriously doubt that you
will find anything on the Internet about this at all. But it is was
built by Honeywell and was called the VTAS computer.




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0




Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:37:00 -0400

BS!



Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:23:16 -0500

... This is why I prefer hands-on before purchase, or just
plain building my own system, which I have done now for the
last four computers I've owned.

That's not what I mean when I say I build my own systems! When I say
it, it means that I etched my own printed circuit boards, soldered
in all of the components, made the case out of flat sheet metal and
have drafted my own schematics. And I used to do so all of the time.

Your meaning of building your own, virtually any monkey off of the
street could do. As slapping a standardized case, complete MB, power
supply, etc. is child's play. You are so out of your league. And you
complained about someone else's misuse of terminology? Geez!




Cheers!


__________________________________________________
Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0
 
"BillW50" drunk his umpteenth beer, belched, farted and typed:
That's not what I mean when I say I build my own systems! When I say
it, it means that I etched my own printed circuit boards, soldered
in all of the components, made the case out of flat sheet metal and
have drafted my own schematics. And I used to do so all of the time.
BS!!

Your meaning of building your own, virtually any monkey off of the
street could do. As slapping a standardized case, complete MB, power
supply, etc. is child's play. You are so out of your league. And you
complained about someone else's misuse of terminology? Geez!
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You really are a nasty, pompous, arrogant prick aren't you?
Cheers!
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Yes "Bill" have another drink LOL
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:59:01 -0700

"BillW50" drunk his umpteenth beer, belched, farted and typed:

Now why would you say something so demeaning JR? Apparently you have
some sort of problem and let's get it out in the open. As it isn't
good to keep this stuff bottled up inside.
That's not what I mean when I say I build my own systems! When I say
it, it means that I etched my own printed circuit boards, soldered
in all of the components, made the case out of flat sheet metal and
have drafted my own schematics. And I used to do so all of the time.
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BS!!

Why would you say such a thing? Someone had to engineered and build
that computer you are using right now. Well I am one of those
people. So why should you act so surprised?
Your meaning of building your own, virtually any monkey off of the
street could do. As slapping a standardized case, complete MB, power
supply, etc. is child's play. You are so out of your league. And you
complained about someone else's misuse of terminology? Geez!
Click to expand...

You really are a nasty, pompous, arrogant prick aren't you?

Nope, not really! But please get all of your frustrations and anger
out. As it is healthy to do so.
Cheers!
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Yes "Bill" have another drink LOL

Maybe that is your definition of cheers, but not mine. As my meaning
means the following:

applause, compliments, congratulations, kudos, plaudits, praise




Cheers!


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-- written and edited within WordStar 5.0
 
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