Argh - Computer help!

[I'mVan]

OK

Guru, Heretic (STG), Weird Harold, Draco . . .

I caved and bought a new 40G HD, anything I need to be aware of?

 

[freakygirl]

OK

Guru, Heretic (STG), Weird Harold, Draco . . .

I caved and bought a new 40G HD, anything I need to be aware of?

Be aware that 40G holds alot of porn

 

[I'mVan]

Be aware that 40G holds alot of porn

I never thought of that . . .

 

[La Principessa]

I never thought of that . . .

yeah, right!!

 

[The Heretic]

OK

Guru, Heretic (STG), Weird Harold, Draco . . .

I caved and bought a new 40G HD, anything I need to be aware of?

Not really anything I can think of right now, that isn't obvious. Just make sure the master slave relationship is correct.

 

[I'mVan]

yeah, right!!

*chuckle*

 

[I'mVan]

Not really anything I can think of right now, that isn't obvious. Just make sure the master slave relationship is correct.

Slave the new one, format, install Win, then swap?

 

[sexy-girl]

cool im buying a 40 g drive soon too mines giving me signs that its about to fail


what i will do is

1) take out old drive and boot off XP cd format new drive

2) install windows XP

3) install motherboard drivers from motherboard cd ... and the software to flash my bios and update it from the net (don't always need to update bios from net the cd drivers often be fine)

4) put my old hard disk in and make it primary slave using the jumpers on the back (edited that bit because i messed it up )

5) install all the updated drivers that i've already saved on my old drive which will be direct x, graphics card drivers, sound card drivers and all the little utilities i use

6) connect up to the net and register my new motherboads MAC address the network card is reset when you install new windows/motherboard software

7) make sure i've got all my old data off my old drive that i wanted and then format the old drive

8) because i don't format my old drive until i know everything is working if i have any problems i can take out the new drive and set the old one as master again and then pretty much everything will boot up fine

 

[freakygirl]

I never thought of that . . .

Lot's of porn on my 40G hard drive.. and lots of room left for more *hint*

 

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[The Heretic]

Slave the new one, format, install Win, then swap?

You could do it that way if you want. Personally I would do it the other way around; I would master the new one, unpower and uncable the old one, and install Windows from scratch, get the system up and running with the basics and then the apps, then I would hook up the old one as a slave and copy over any data files I wanted to retain.

This may seem a bit harder, but the benefit would be that there would be no possibility of anything that was screwed up with the earlier Windoze install crossing over onto the new HD, and would force the new install to properly install the drivers and settings.

 

[sexy-girl]

ahaha

Yeah, errr


ok everyone in this thread is talking shit....it's funny though


Keep going everyone...especially WH and Heretic...I like to laugh at wannabies

name me one thing i did wrong ... i had to do this just 2 weeks ago with my computer and i install a new motherboard and chip in my friends computer last week and i've got his second computer sitting in this room to turn into a server for a 3 computer network with 2 of the computers using shared internet access through a switch and the 3rd computer having internet access through the server

You could do it that way if you want. Personally I would do it the other way around; I would master the new one, unpower and uncable the old one, and install Windows from scratch, get the system up and running with the basics and then the apps, then I would hook up the old one as a slave and copy over any data files I wanted to retain.

This may seem a bit harder, but the benefit would be that there would be no possibility of anything that was screwed up with the earlier Windoze install crossing over onto the new HD, and would force the new install to properly install the drivers and settings.

exactly its always best not to touch the old one until last moment then you get a fresh clean new one and you can always go back to old one in emergency its rare but hard disks can mess up during format even if they are new

 

[I'mVan]

Heretic, thanks buddy. I'll do just that, be off for a while

Sexy, girl I have him on ignore for a reason . . .

 

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[sexy-girl]

I'm just wondering why you're talking about flashing a BIOS chip when installing an HDD

it's seperate, totally unrelated

when i install a new hard disk i always like to make sure all my drivers are up to date ... my motherboard is pretty new so they are bringing out new bios updates pretty regular and it also has some cool software to check for updates for you ... which is what i said i would be install ... not flashing the bios just installing the update software which is on the motherboard chipset cd

but yeah if there is a new non-beta bios i will probably flash it

 

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[sexy-girl]

heres some of the things my bios updates have done :

bios 7 :

Remove bug XP2200+ is identified as XP2800+
Remove bug system fail to resume from DOS mode under Win98SE
Remove bug system sometimes hangs while entering Windows2000.
Remove bug DDR266 (PC2100) DRAM DQS Setting error.
Support PMC 49FL002T flash ROM

bios 8 :

Support AMD XP 2600+ CPU (FSB 333MHz)
Enable beep sound if DRAM not installed
Support new version of speech IC

bios 9 :

Remove bug 5702 LAN(Gigabit LAN) fail to function after AC power loss.

bios 10 :

Calibrate the reading of CPU temperature in hardware monitor


i agree you shouldn't always do it especially if not needed but i have a new KT400 chipset which is pretty new so they are bringing out a lot of new bios updates some are useful and needed i think its at least worth having the utility to check it especially when its a feature of your motherboard

but its not worth doing it with older motherboards if installing a brand new one though it is or like me you have one that hasn't been out very long

 

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[I'mVan]

*groan*

Sexy, I like you. But post once more on this issue - and I'm putting you on ignore.

 

[Kuntmode]

n/a

I find wanna-be commandoes more laughable than a few pesty computer geeks rambling about BIOS shit. Why not focus on rejuvenating interest in Josephson's memory ideal from the 80's?

 

[sexy-girl]

*groan*

Sexy, I like you. But post once more on this issue - and I'm putting you on ignore.

im sorry i don't trust hanns or like him as much as anyone but i was trying to help with the computer advice i posted and although i hate to say it i don't think hanns is anything he claims to be in computers but he does know a fair amount of stuff about computers that he says

i just was trying to take the useful stuff that he was saying from the trash he talks in an effort to help you

for instance it is true that it would be wise for you to have your motherboard drivers

i won't post on this thread anymore unless its a direct help to you i apologize

 

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[I'mVan]

Sweetie - I read and digested everything you said. I have him on ignore, and like it that way. So I never read a word he typed, or cared. You don't need to rebut him. I appreciate your input here, just not as it applies to him.

 

[sexy-girl]

Sweetie - I read and digested everything you said. I have him on ignore, and like it that way. So I never read a word he typed, or cared. You don't need to rebut him. I appreciate your input here, just not as it applies to him.

sure its no problem

 

[I'mVan]

/me cusses and swears

So I plug in the drive, and yes I did remember power too, then turn on the computer. It starts up, checks and recognises the CD drives, then stops. It can't 'see' the new drive, or the old one if the new one is attached (primary or secondary.) What am I doing wrong? Do ya think?