IronWorks...we are going down!

[Gray Mage]

Originally posted by Sir_Tainly: Things ok here, work v bad, but trying to sort that out. Couple of week until payday here but still might not even get paid way things are going. LOL I'm not in the picture Donut was having a laugh, I've never been to a match, it's so much cheaper to watch it on TV

That rough, huh?.....Man sorry to hear that, well hope everything works out.



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Feel My Power

Arcane Adept of the OHF, "So let it be written, So let it be done"

[Row Firecam]

Well, it seems to be going ok...the bios detects it and the startup process too...but the Windows refuses to asign it a letter!! Grr,I'm going to use it as a slave, at first at leastand I think I got the damn jumpers right...at least they are like the pics on the HD are. Damn Windows...it even shows up in the hardware profile, but not in the My Computer folder...anyone knows whats going on?

Oh and 20 GB's was all I could afford... but it sure beats my 6.4 gb I currently have.

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Keldorn's Younger brother

[Gray Mage]

Originally posted by Row Firecam: Well, it seems to be going ok...the bios detects it and the startup process too...but the Windows refuses to asign it a letter!! Grr,I'm going to use it as a slave, at first at leastand I think I got the damn jumpers right...at least they are like the pics on the HD are. Damn Windows...it even shows up in the hardware profile, but not in the My Computer folder...anyone knows whats going on? Oh and 20 GB's was all I could afford... but it sure beats my 6.4 gb I currently have.

Are you going to use the 6.4 as the master?


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Feel My Power

Arcane Adept of the OHF, "So let it be written, So let it be done"

[Row Firecam]

Yes at first.

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Keldorn's Younger brother

[slackerboy]

ok you'll have to fdisk the drive to partition it. then windows will give it a letter. also make sure it is formatted. at some point in the near future you'll want to redo that so the big one is hte master. you want your fastest drive to be the first one. having the slow one as the master will slow down the 20g.

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[Row Firecam]

Okey thanks, I did get it to work, and windows formatted it, but only at 8gbs. So ok I'll now start the scary part...format it with FDisk and copy the windows installation over...?...Is it just that simple?
[waits for replay with anticipation]

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Keldorn's Younger brother

[Staralfur]

Originally posted by RudeDawg: OK, I'll admit it. i totally misunderstood the title of this thread.

Caught me out too. I was getting worried there for a minute

[RudeDawg]

Originally posted by Row Firecam: Okey thanks, I did get it to work, and windows formatted it, but only at 8gbs. So ok I'll now start the scary part...format it with FDisk and copy the windows installation over...?...Is it just that simple? [waits for replay with anticipation]

What Win version are you using? NT, 95, 98, 2K, ME ????


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The RudeDawg
Known in these Forgotten Realms as Perin LightEyes
and my girlfriends, Pamila and Pfil

[Row Firecam]

Win 98

[Father Bronze]

Originally posted by Row Firecam: Okey thanks, I did get it to work, and windows formatted it, but only at 8gbs. So ok I'll now start the scary part...format it with FDisk and copy the windows installation over...?...Is it just that simple? [waits for replay with anticipation]

As far as 8GB vs. 20, you may have to partition the hard drive to get your computer to recognize the rest of the 20GB drive.

I don't think it's that simple. If you just copy the Windows files over, odds are you will miss something (hidden files or such). My suggestion, if you want a clean install, and can manage this, is to disconnect the current drive, boot from a floppy or the CD-Rom and install Windows fresh on the new drive. A fresh install can get a bit complicated, it may be more than you wish to try. Others might have better suggestions.