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Getting files from old old hard drive

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Seraphim974

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Well, i have built my aunt a new computer with a new maxtor 80 GB EIDE hard drive. problem is, she wants everything from the old seagate medalist hard drive onto her new one. I tried putting the old seagate into the new computer along side the new hard drive (set jumpers as needed too) and when i go to look see the hard drive is not there. What has to be done for the hard drive to be viewable on this new machine? The operating system on the new machine is windows XP home
 
do you mean using the old hard drive with its old cable from the old computer? Or do you mean just having the old hard drive by itself on an IDE channel?

I have done Neither but will try
 
got it, made the old HD the secondary master with the new HD the primary master and when i booted up the computer, both were recognized :)
 
Nice. The problem w/ old and new drives on the same chain is that the new drive defaults to the slowest speed i.e. the old one. A good use for that old drive would be on it's own cable w/ only the page file on it.
 
[H]alcyon441 said:
Nice. The problem w/ old and new drives on the same chain is that the new drive defaults to the slowest speed i.e. the old one. A good use for that old drive would be on it's own cable w/ only the page file on it.
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That was true years ago, but it's not even an issue anymore.
 
It was applicable this time because he was moving files from an old drive. However you are right it's not a big problem anymore.
 
[H]alcyon441 said:
It was applicable this time because he was moving files from an old drive. However you are right it's not a big problem anymore.
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No, it's not applicable here. With modern hard drive controllers, each drive will run at the fastest speed it can. A slow hard drive will not bring down the speed of a new hard drive. True, he won't be able to transfer any faster than the slowest hard drive, but the slow hard drive will not slow down the fast hard drive.
 
This hard drive is loud too! I finally found out what that constant clicking and tapping from old machines is from. When the old HDD is accessed it clicks and creaks.
 
jpmkm said:
No, it's not applicable here. With modern hard drive controllers, each drive will run at the fastest speed it can. A slow hard drive will not bring down the speed of a new hard drive. True, he won't be able to transfer any faster than the slowest hard drive, but the slow hard drive will not slow down the fast hard drive.
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Sorry I just realized what you were trying to say. I too meant the slowest xfer rate would be fastest allowed not the drive speed. But from the sound of it, it might be time to retire that drive. Plus having a slow drive w/ the page file probably would be a hindrance rather than help anyway.
 
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