transfering win 2000pro to new HD

[ibmer]

Hi! I have an IBM NetVista ..67903 1.80 Gig. Pent.4256 mem. 40 Gb. HD WD400bb-23DEAO,drive 0...MCB IBM .clock 100megahertz. Local Drive VolumeC:[NTFS on Drive o].Win 2000 pro.My Question...I want to increase my space..either add a new 80Gb hd or add another one,seems adding a 2nd hd would be easier...alas,I opend up my case...there is no place for a second hd! unless I can replace my floppy,[if it has the room]I will have to replace the 40 with the 80,right?...How do I get my files OS,ect on the new disk??Any ideas? I have anHP here with a burned out power supply fan...still works,but shuts down in an hour..[.with Winxp...]..can I use that one somehow// any help would be appreciated!!! Thanks...ibmer

[rjfvillarosa]

Do you have an IDE (data) cable with more than two connectors on it?

[mikeL]

If you replace the drive, there should be software accompanying the drive that will clone your old drive.

UBCD4Win also has a few drive cloning programs, http://www.ubcd4win.com/index.htm

[ibmer]

to:rjfvillarosa:Thanks for the reply...I looked and all there is ,is 1master cable for the hd,one I used for my cd/rw,and the one for the floppy.1 primary IDE channel and a secendary IDE channel...no slave connecters on either one...do you think I could remove my cd/rw drive temporarily,long enough to copy [clone] my 2000 to the new hd,then put it back in??!!?[along with my new hd?] To: mikel..thanks! I didnt know they came with a program to transfer all my stuff! Im going to write down your link..in case I need it...thanks again...

[rjfvillarosa]

Putting the new harddrive in place of the CD would be ideal especially as it sounds like you probably don't have room for another harddrive.
There are plenty of cloning tools around try googling some, or check the website of your new harddrive manufacturer for utilities.

[ibmer]

I called my computer guru,and he couldent help me...said I had to bring it in so he could check it...soo.truley,I believe I can do this! Ive installed my own cd/rw,,and a IEEE card,memory sticks ect. thank you for your advice!! Just one more thing..when I clone my old HD does this take anything off of it? Im only asking,cause if this dosent work right,,,Cant I always re-install my old drive??With win, and files still on it??Thanks again! Will let you know...

[rjfvillarosa]

It will not remove anything from the original drive, it just creates a ghost image of the contents of the original drive to the new one.

[sgtspector]

Backing up important files before you proceed would be a wise move nonetheless. One never knows.

[ibmer]

thanks for the reminder...will do! Im so excited!..I already have an IBM drivers disk,for the machine..I just need to back up my win2000 stuff,right? If I lost my personel files,they can be replaced..I just looove my 2000 pro,tho,and would die,if I lost it!...thanks!!!

[ITlover]

Hi! I have an IBM NetVista ..67903 1.80 Gig. Pent.4256 mem. 40 Gb. HD WD400bb-23DEAO,drive 0...MCB IBM .clock 100megahertz. Local Drive VolumeC:[NTFS on Drive o].Win 2000 pro.My Question...I want to increase my space..either add a new 80Gb hd or add another one,seems adding a 2nd hd would be easier...alas,I opend up my case...there is no place for a second hd! unless I can replace my floppy,[if it has the room]I will have to replace the 40 with the 80,right?...How do I get my files OS,ect on the new disk??Any ideas? I have anHP here with a burned out power supply fan...still works,but shuts down in an hour..[.with Winxp...]..can I use that one somehow// any help would be appreciated!!! Thanks...ibmer

you can add another HDD into your computer to have more disk space but if you cannot afford it ,then you can use the disk compression feature on NTFS partition to increase the space of your hard drive.

Just click on the NTFS partition, right click on partition----------->properties-----> compress drive to save disk space.

After you select this, the partition will be compressed and your overall HDD space will increase.

You can also defragment the other partitions to improve performance of your computer.

hope this helps.