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09-09-2002, 12:21 AM
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Can I do this ? Dumb Question......
Ok my sister is getting a Dell with XP pro,she wants her backup stuff from her HD from the 98SE machine copied to XP machine when she gets it. Can I hook her old drive up a a slave & copy the files ? I don't have alot of XP experiance so I thought I'd ask first.
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09-09-2002, 12:27 AM
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I don't think it would be a problem, of course I have never done it myself, but XP will be able to read the data on the FAT32 drive.
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09-09-2002, 12:31 AM
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I figured it shouldn't have any problem since it will be a fresh machine. Thanks
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09-09-2002, 01:21 AM
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Yes you can put the hard drive from the Win98SE machine into the XP machine. I have done this, but you do need to check the jumper settings for the master/slave. Many of the large OEMs set their dries to CS (cable select) and the drie on the center connector is the master.
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09-09-2002, 01:34 AM
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Ok thanks because from what I understand (not seeing the machine yet) it has a DVD & CDR & D drives so I figured I would just slave her old drive in there & copy since there is going to be enough cables LOL.
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09-09-2002, 02:29 AM
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Center connector is the slave - end connector is master.
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09-09-2002, 03:14 AM
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Cool thanks glc, I really appreciate the info.
don |
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