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Topic: New Hard Drive Installation |
Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Apr 2002 5:52 am |
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| I just purchased a new hard drive 40 GB to add to my existing 40 GB drive. I would like to have a dual boot so I can use Windows XP and Win ME. Should both operating systems be on the same drive and how do I select which system to boot up with.My new drive is 7200rpm which is faster than my existing 5200rpm drive and I would like it (7200rpm)to be the Master and move the other drive to be a Slave. I would have to move my CD player to the same cable as my CD burner. Is this the best way to do this installation or should I put the existing hard drive on the cable for the CD burner and make it a secondary slave. The only problem that can't be resolved with Win XP is my DSL modem (no drivers yet from Bell South)which is why I think I need a dual boot system. |
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John Gretzinger
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Canoga Park, CA
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Posted 1 Apr 2002 10:28 am
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Dan -
I'm a bit confused on at least part of your post. There should not be any need for any drivers for your DSL modem. The DSL modem should connect to your Ethernet card. All you need to do is configure your network settings to make this happen.
Give me a call (818-314-5039) and I can walk you through this.
Dual booting is an OK thing if you need it. Personally, I'd dump Win ME and go on with XP. If you move your existing drive to become the slave, you will either have to reinstall all your software or go munching through your registry to "fix" all the entries that were pointing to the "C" drive that will now be pointing to the "D" drive.
Putting the CD burner and CD-ROM on the same controller should have a positive effect on throughput, but not always. You need to check with someone who is familiar with your model of burner and controller. A lot of it has to do with controller buffer size.
Don't forget the when you add a drive letter in the middle of your old configuration, anything that was looking for data at the old location (CD was "D" and is now "F") will either fail or ask you where the data now resides. One reason I always leave some space between my hard drive and my CD-ROM (I do the same thing with clients as well).
The speed difference is not a big deal unless you are doing a lot of data retrieval (large databases, etc.). For us mear mortals, it's no big deal. Opinions differ on this one, that's for sure.
Good luck and keep us informed.
jdg
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Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Apr 2002 11:43 am
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| Thanks for the update John. I should have mentioned the my DSL modem is an internal and not on a e ther net card. I use the computer for music with BIAB, Cakewalk and Sound Forge. Bell South has some beta drivers for their modems but I have not tried them. I have the drivers for my MIDI stuff for XP and SB Live Platinum sound card. I agree it would be a lot easier to put the new drive as the slave. Would I gain anything by reinstalling my music programs on their own hard drive. I have about 10 gig free on the old drive at present. |
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Everett Cox
From:
Marengo, OH, USA (deceased)
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Posted 1 Apr 2002 10:47 pm
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Dan-- This is not a complete answer to your questions but may be of some help. 'COA'(ChangeOfAddress) is a small utility that will search for Windows Registry entries, shortcuts, .INI files and program groups for references to an 'old' drive/folder/file and change them to a 'new' value.
For example, if you have moved folder XYZ from drive C: to drive D:, you would enter C:\XYZ as the old address and D:\XYZ as the new. The program would then make the required changes to the above system data.
You would have the opportunity to preview/correct the proposed changes and there is an 'undo' feature. This utility can be used to change existing references to a drive, folder, file name, etc. depending upon what you key in.
Note that the program does not move the data, just changes references to reflect changes you have made. Also, some app's store references in install/uninstall logs or whatever. Those types of reference will not be automatically changed.
You can download the utility from: http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,10615,77431,00.html
Hope this helps. --Everett[This message was edited by Everett Cox on 01 April 2002 at 10:49 PM.] |
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