I have new computer and I would like to link my old computer hard drive as well-any suggestions?
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if ur computer has built in ethernet card, then u can connect them both by using crossover cable... its the cheapest way i know.
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If they are seperate whole computers, (meaning your not just changing parts and keeping the hard drive) one way is to network the two computers together (connect both computers directly by plugging in the internet cable from one computer directly to the other.) and then on both computer go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>files and settings transfer wizard. then just follow the prompts and it should work if you do not have a firewall on either computer. if you have a firewall you will need to disable it temporarily.\n\nanother way that takes longer but is a little more simple is manually transfer the files by backing up all your programs onto a cd, or mass removable storage media like an external HD and then just transfer your files and programs from the old computer to the new one that way.
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Best solution I can think of would be to get a 5 1/4 drive and install it onto the new computer. If you run into a problem, find another computer that would have a 5 1/4 and USB ports (or install a card).  Use a USB Flash drive to transport the files.
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did u install an operating system or not yet ?\n\nif yes, then open "My Computer" if u use windows operating system and right click on each drive and chose properties.\n\nif no, then the easiest way is to plug ur hard drive to another pc which has an operating system and do the same\n\n\ngood luck mate.. ;)
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Well, you should be able to plug it in and be able to boot off your new drive. Even if you can't, it won't hurt the computer if it fails, so give it a shot.
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Just put your old hard drive in as a slave drive and then copy the files you want to the new hard drive. You obviously cannot get programs (unless it is just a single exe. file and nothing else) because it has to be installed and it is a different operating system.
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If you have a Maxtor or a WD hard drive, go to their web site.  They have a tool you can download for free (but only works on their drives as the target drive) that will do what you want.\n\nIt's basically the same tool, but setup to work for only that company.
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Hi, you will want to install a new hard drive. You can leave the old one in. You will have to move the jumper on the old one and set it to "slave" Put your new drive where the old one was. Put the jumper on the new drive where the jumper was on the old drive initially. This will make the new drive "master" It is probably like this by default.\n\nYou can now throw away the one that is about to break completely.\n\nNow you will install windows fresh on your new drive. Once in windows, you have an extra drive(old one). You can now move any information you need from the old drive to the new drive without having to boot to it.\n\nhope that helps....if you need more assistance, edit your post or feel free to shoot me an email. It's not very complicated to do this.  No need to stress!
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Why not just go to a Electronics Store and just buy a new hard drive. It doesnt matter if its new or old, the wire that connects them does.
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Hard drive manufacturers offer utilities that you can download from the support section of their websites that help you install hard drives.  They also have good installation guides available.\n\n(Most utilities need at least one of the hard drives to come from their company)\n\nAssuming you have a single existing drive, what you need to do is to first add the new drive as a second drive in order to copy your existing drive data to it (using the utility).  Then you can swop the drives over.\n\nThe new drive will then act just like the original drive.\n\n(The most common problem in installing drives is getting the jumper settings correct.  If the computer doesn't recognize the drive it is almost always the jumper settings).
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Most likely you can remove the actual hard drive that's contained in it and connect it directly to the inside of your computer, depending on your computer model and configuration.
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You can add it as a "slave" if you want to.  Set the "pins" on the harddrive to "CS" and connect it to the second connector on the harddrive cable.  Don't forget to connect power to it.  You pc should recognize it automatically.
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Make sure your old drive does not have any jumpers set to "Master"...make it a cable select or slave, and also make sure your new XP drive is first on the ribbon so it boots and not your old win 98
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Try a free file transfer service such as http://www.rapidupload.com or http://www.myfilehut.com .\n\nIf the computers both have serial ports, there are cables and programs you can buy to connect them together.  In the days of DOS there was a popular one called Laplink.  Don't know if that's still around but I'm sure your local computer store can tell you what the modern equivalent is.\n\nIf the computers both have USB ports you could use a small external drive that is expressly designed for transferring files.  Again, check with your local computer store to see the variety available.
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I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.\nSome hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
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yes you can. First click on my computer then access both hard drive's... make files up on the other hard drive so that you know what the files are. Then it is as easy and clicking on the information you want to move while holding down your mouse and transfering into the next hard drive.
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Just plug in your external hard drive, and start My Computer.  If the hard drive is properly formatted and partitioned, then it should show the drive with a new letter on the same place you will see your "C" drive.\n\nIf it does not show up then you will have to initialise the disk and format the disk for you to begin using it.\n\nAssuming everything is fine, simply drag and drop files into the new drive.  It maybe sensible to create folder and organise your data.\n\nSimply, right click on one of the files/mp3 etc and choose Open or to be more specific choose Open with and select the appropriate program.\n\nAlso before powering down your external hard drive or your computer, remember to disconnect the external drive safely on Windows.  On the System Tray, where your time shows on the bottom right hand corner.  There is an icon if you hover the mouse over it says "Remove Safely" or "Remove Hardware Safely".  Click on this and it will display the devices that are currntly connected.  Click on the entry related to the external hard drive.  If you do not do this, the hard drive can get corrupted.\n\nI lost about 40Gb worth of data by not doing this in a moment of madness.\n\nHope this is helpful.