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Another Win98 Licence
I have a broken hard drive from a IBM computer, and it has a legal
copy of Win98SE. It didn't come with a CD but rather had the CD copied to the hard drive. I would like to install Win98 on another computer, and so would it be legal to use another CD and key, because we do own a legal key, although proving it might be difficult g. Jonathan |
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I THINK, if you can pass a lie detector test on it, you will be OK, or
so Rolanda Watts once swore to me! Afterwards, attach the broken one as a Slave or Secondary Master, & you may yet have access to it... Naturally, the first consideration is whether there is room inside the box. (Well, actually, there undoubtedly also are external possibilities, but I know nothing of them.) So... (1) What is your computer & model number? (2) Do you have a manual to look through? My book clearly showed every screw along the way. (I had to lift out the power supply of my Compaq 7470 to get to the innards.) However, it is possible to get by without it. There will be literature with the new hard drive. There will be two wires to connect. One to a power connector on the drive. The other will either be (a) A cable going from the new drive directly to the motherboard (the drive will become a Secondary Master) or (b) A connector on the cable that already connects the Primary Master to the motherboard will plug into the new drive (the new drive is a Slave). Presuming the box is open & you have access... (1) You must get the jumpers right, acc. to a diagram on the drive. The new one may have a booklet, too. Different manufacturers/models have different positions for the jumpers to say the same thing. A jumper is a little, colorful, plastic covered device that will be placed over two pins on the hard drive. Depending upon which pins it covers, the drive is a Master, Slave, etc. (a) Jumper the new drive as Slave, if you will plug it to the cable holding the Primary Master. Or set it as Master, if you will connect directly to the MB with it's own cable. (b) The Primary Master (the one you've already got in there), especially if it's a Western Digital, may need to be changed to "Master with slave", instead of "Master alone on cable". State the name/model of the drive, if examining it's diagram doesn't make it clear. This drive may need to be removed to see it's diagram. Likely, there are four screws involved. Naturally, this won't apply, if the new drive is connected to the motherboard, using it's own cable. (c) If making a Slave, try plugging it into the free connector on the cable. However, some computers may require that the Master & Slave be in specific positions on the cable. (I believe my Slave is closest to the motherboard on the cable, in the middle connector.) If this is to be a Secondary Master, plug it into the free slot on the motherboard. Examine the connector & the pins it is plugging into. You will see the orientation that is required, by the parallel lines on the side of the connector & slot. Once sure of that, give it a push. (d) Plug a free power connector into the new drive. There should be some around. They will have two (three?) prongs only, obviously different from the data connector. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Jonathan Benedicto" wrote in message ... | I have a broken hard drive from a IBM computer, and it has a legal | copy of Win98SE. It didn't come with a CD but rather had the CD copied | to the hard drive. | | I would like to install Win98 on another computer, and so would it be | legal to use another CD and key, because we do own a legal key, | although proving it might be difficult g. | | Jonathan | | | |
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Well - do they use lie detectors at the courts? I'll try attaching it
as a slave - might work. Only thing is - it makes a frightful clacking whenever I tried it before. Thank you for your instrucs on installing hard drives - very detailed. However we actually know how to take a machine apart totally and rebuild it(and the computer still works). My brothers computer is a totally home-built one. The computer in question that we are looking into installing Win98 on, is a Compaq Deskpro. No room in it for more than one hard drive(unless you take out the floppy) - because it's a desktop. But, I'll try the hard drive in my brothers computer. Thank you. -- Jonathan "PCR" wrote in message ... I THINK, if you can pass a lie detector test on it, you will be OK, or so Rolanda Watts once swore to me! Afterwards, attach the broken one as a Slave or Secondary Master, & you may yet have access to it... Naturally, the first consideration is whether there is room inside the box. (Well, actually, there undoubtedly also are external possibilities, but I know nothing of them.) So... (1) What is your computer & model number? (2) Do you have a manual to look through? My book clearly showed every screw along the way. (I had to lift out the power supply of my Compaq 7470 to get to the innards.) However, it is possible to get by without it. There will be literature with the new hard drive. There will be two wires to connect. One to a power connector on the drive. The other will either be (a) A cable going from the new drive directly to the motherboard (the drive will become a Secondary Master) or (b) A connector on the cable that already connects the Primary Master to the motherboard will plug into the new drive (the new drive is a Slave). Presuming the box is open & you have access... (1) You must get the jumpers right, acc. to a diagram on the drive. The new one may have a booklet, too. Different manufacturers/models have different positions for the jumpers to say the same thing. A jumper is a little, colorful, plastic covered device that will be placed over two pins on the hard drive. Depending upon which pins it covers, the drive is a Master, Slave, etc. (a) Jumper the new drive as Slave, if you will plug it to the cable holding the Primary Master. Or set it as Master, if you will connect directly to the MB with it's own cable. (b) The Primary Master (the one you've already got in there), especially if it's a Western Digital, may need to be changed to "Master with slave", instead of "Master alone on cable". State the name/model of the drive, if examining it's diagram doesn't make it clear. This drive may need to be removed to see it's diagram. Likely, there are four screws involved. Naturally, this won't apply, if the new drive is connected to the motherboard, using it's own cable. (c) If making a Slave, try plugging it into the free connector on the cable. However, some computers may require that the Master & Slave be in specific positions on the cable. (I believe my Slave is closest to the motherboard on the cable, in the middle connector.) If this is to be a Secondary Master, plug it into the free slot on the motherboard. Examine the connector & the pins it is plugging into. You will see the orientation that is required, by the parallel lines on the side of the connector & slot. Once sure of that, give it a push. (d) Plug a free power connector into the new drive. There should be some around. They will have two (three?) prongs only, obviously different from the data connector. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Jonathan Benedicto" wrote in message ... | I have a broken hard drive from a IBM computer, and it has a legal | copy of Win98SE. It didn't come with a CD but rather had the CD copied | to the hard drive. | | I would like to install Win98 on another computer, and so would it be | legal to use another CD and key, because we do own a legal key, | although proving it might be difficult g. | | Jonathan | | | |
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We tried the broken hard drive - but it stil doesn't work. We're
trying the trick mentioned in PCWorld of putting the hard drive in the freezer. Might work g Anyway, thank you for your suggestions. Jonathan |
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Too bad, then. I heard of that trick here in this NG, but thought it was
a joke. Good luck with it. Also, it was said here, it may be possible to repair the motor/rotor mechanism of a crashed drive, BUT I don't know the expense of it. Also, it likely won't work in every possible case of a crash. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Jonathan Benedicto" wrote in message ... | We tried the broken hard drive - but it stil doesn't work. We're | trying the trick mentioned in PCWorld of putting the hard drive in the | freezer. Might work g | | Anyway, thank you for your suggestions. | | Jonathan | | |
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"PCR" wrote in message
... Too bad, then. I heard of that trick here in this NG, but thought it was a joke. Good luck with it. Also, it was said here, it may be possible to repair the motor/rotor mechanism of a crashed drive, BUT I don't know the expense of it. Also, it likely won't work in every possible case of a crash. We asked a data recovery center for an estimate a while ago. They said around $1000 USD, actually $800-$1800 CDN. Jonathan |
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YIKES! Go with Watts, then!
-- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Jonathan Benedicto" wrote in message ... | "PCR" wrote in message | ... | Too bad, then. I heard of that trick here in this NG, but thought it | was | a joke. Good luck with it. Also, it was said here, it may be | possible to | repair the motor/rotor mechanism of a crashed drive, BUT I don't | know | the expense of it. Also, it likely won't work in every possible case | of | a crash. | | We asked a data recovery center for an estimate a while ago. They said | around $1000 USD, actually $800-$1800 CDN. | | Jonathan | | |
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