Tiago wrote:
> It seems that there are some important information missing:
> - the "old" drive has XP SP2 on it;
> - on the new computer, the system disk (hard drive) will be one of the ones
> already there, the old one will work as a second or third disk, not the
> system disk, despite the fact that it is the system disk on the old computer;
> - the hard drive to move is a Seagate Barracuda 7200, 200 Gb, IDE;
> Any info required?
> Thanks, once more...
>
> "Tiago" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I am changing my computer, upgrading fron an P III 800 MHz to a P IV 775 3.2
>> GHz.
>> I wonder if it is as simple as to connect the old hard drive to the new
>> computer and start using it...
>> Is it?
>> Can I use my old hard drive on my new computer without any procedure? Will I
>> keep, for sure, my data (135 Gb of it...)
>> Thanks in advance.
Then if you are using the drive as secondary on same cable, the first
drive jumper should be on master with slave present if that jumper is on
the drive. If not set jumper to master. The secondary drive on cable
should have jumper set to slave. And that should work for you.