Hard drive help

Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so helpful and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer with a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the problem I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer, I do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not made for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want to do is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast
http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the problem I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer, I do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want to do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer, I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

Do I have to format the newer hard drive first or no?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer, I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

No, both the maxtor and western digital software packages include fdisk-ing
formatting and really fast drive duplicator utility, and run from windows,
no command lines to remember

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Do I have to format the newer hard drive first or no?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide
connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers
drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set
right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap
data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast


http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do
and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the
problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer,
I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not
made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want
to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

excellent I am going to do it now, Thanx

"AlmostBob" wrote:

No, both the maxtor and western digital software packages include fdisk-ing
formatting and really fast drive duplicator utility, and run from windows,
no command lines to remember

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Do I have to format the newer hard drive first or no?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide
connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers
drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set
right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap
data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast


http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do
and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the
problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer,
I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not
made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want
to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

Thank you almostbob I have both hard drives working and it is booting up from
the bigger hard drive and all seems too work great thank you for all the help

"stacey" wrote:

excellent I am going to do it now, Thanx

"AlmostBob" wrote:

No, both the maxtor and western digital software packages include fdisk-ing
formatting and really fast drive duplicator utility, and run from windows,
no command lines to remember

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Do I have to format the newer hard drive first or no?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide
connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers
drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are set
right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just swap
data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast


http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do
and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the
problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old computer,
I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case is not
made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I want
to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.

Soemtimes (oops spelling error), I get it right,

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Thank you almostbob I have both hard drives working and it is booting up
from
the bigger hard drive and all seems too work great thank you for all the
help

"stacey" wrote:

excellent I am going to do it now, Thanx

"AlmostBob" wrote:

No, both the maxtor and western digital software packages include
fdisk-ing
formatting and really fast drive duplicator utility, and run from
windows,
no command lines to remember

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Do I have to format the newer hard drive first or no?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

Item 2 below, should be phiscaly install new drive on vacant ide
connector,
not on the one the current drrive is using
(slaps head)
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
1 Download and install maxblast(maxtor) or Digital
Lifeguard(western
Digital) both utilities work exellently with other manufacturers
drives as
well, and can break the drive size barriers of older
motherboards
2. power off, physically install drive ensuring jumpers etc are
set
right
for cable positions (Use cable select, its easiest)
3. reboot start maxblast for windows or datalifeguard for
windows
4. follow the prompts (its easy)
5. power off
6. take out old drive (if you want or leave it as second just
swap
data
cables)
7 reboot use new drive like it was always there
Long links may wrap
Maxtor Maxblast



http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=58
Western Digital data lifeguard
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1
--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005)
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the
pages
before
use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_


"stacey" wrote in message
...
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been
so
helpful
and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to
do
and if
I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old
computer
with
a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but
the
problem
I
have is I don't have the drivers for everything on the old
computer,
I
do
have the second hard drive installed as a slave but the case
is not
made
for
two hard drives so I want to get rid of the old one, so what I
want
to
do
is:

1) format new hard, (used one)
2) copy info on old drive
3) put info on new drive
4) remove old drive
5) install new drive properly
6) turn on for my little girl to play "Stewart Little"

Once again I like to thank everybody that helped up to now, oh
yeah
Stephanie says thank you too.