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Eggenberg4Ever said:
Do I have to copy every single bit of data
from the 6GB to CD-ROM & then transfer it all on to the 120 GB a disk
at a time or is there a much easier way that is staring me in the
face?
Please help this nube.
Thanks.
In short? Yes. Yes, yes you do. And, yes there is. Each and every iota of
data and even then DLLs may need to be reloaded and the like with some
software. Make sure it's something that runs outside of the operating
system, that will go a long ways towards helping... Personally? I have a
copy of Norton Ghost 2003 that I use for such activities and a good search
for freeware MIGHT turn up something that would do that for you. What this
application does is takes an exact replica of my drive from outside of the
operating system and transfers it entirely to another drive/partition. In
your case you'd take the copy of your drive and put it on the new drive
while it's configured as a slave. You'd then convert it to Master (jumper or
bios or however you select) and it would run exactly the same as it was when
you had the other drive. While this is a bit ahead of the game, when you get
that far you'll want to open up system properties, click on the hardware
tab, click device manager, and under you IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers you'll
want to right click the primary IDE channel, select properties, advanced
settings, and select DMA if available. Sometimes XP has been known to not
change that automatically here and I've had to do it manually. It requires a
reboot. I do not know of any freeware applications that will do this for
you. The above post suggested that you check with the drive manufacturer's
site and that's a good place to start. I've been using Ghost 2k3 for my
backup needs for a while now (about three years I imagine) and it's been
very effective. Every few days I reboot and make a complete backup image of
my drive so that all changes are recorded. I suppose I could probably
partition a drive and make multiple snapshots over time but that'd be a lot
like work and the reason I use the program is because it's really very
simple and doesn't require a lot of work. It's easy, effective, and simple.
There are many additional programs that will do this for you so don't take
my usage of a Symantec product as a recommendation of their services. I
usually don't recommend them at all but in this case this is one piece of
software that I couldn't live without. Try the manufacturer's site. If not
try your favorite freeware/shareware site. Find a trial piece of software
too if you'd like. I'm sure that there's an easy (and I hope free) solution
for you.
Galen
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"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
