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  #1  
Old November 30th 05, 12:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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There were some Maxtor and Western Digital hard drives that were problematic
if installed in the same PC on the local ide. Symptoms were lack of PC's
ability to boot, or deathly slowness if the PC did boot. Jumpers or if on
the same ide ribbon cable were not the issue.
All you do is try it.
Yes, you have to partition and format a bare hard drive if not already done
so. Should be done irregardless.

The Maxtor spinup time is ridiculous. You're working with a marginal system
for video editing considering cpu and ram installed.

--
Jonny
"Pebble" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a
second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it
compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically
install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and
have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper
settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be
a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and
partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.


MY HARD DRIVE
ATA Device Physical Info
Manufacturer Maxtor
Hard Disk Family DiamondMax VL 40
Form Factor 3.5"
Formatted Capacity 20491 million bytes
Disks 1
Recording Surfaces 2
Physical Dimensions 147 x 101.6 x 26.1 mm
Max. Weight 590 g
Average Rotational Latency 5.55 ms
Rotational Speed 5400 RPM
Max. Internal Data Rate 373.6 Mbit/s
Average Seek 9.5 ms
Track-To-Track Seek 1 ms
Full Seek 20 ms
Interface Ultra-ATA/100
Buffer-to-Host Data Rate 100 MB/s
Buffer Size 2 MB
Spin-Up Time 8.5 sec

--
Name: MULTIMEDIA 800AU*
Microprocessor: Intel Pentium III 800MHz
RAM: 256MB
Video Memory: 8MB (VooDoo 3 2000)
Hard Disk: 20GB
Operating System: Windows '98 SE
OE v 5.50.4807.1700
IE v 5.50.4807.2300IC
Firewire\Ethenet 8-)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder



  #2  
Old November 30th 05, 01:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.


MY HARD DRIVE
ATA Device Physical Info
Manufacturer Maxtor
Hard Disk Family DiamondMax VL 40
Form Factor 3.5"
Formatted Capacity 20491 million bytes
Disks 1
Recording Surfaces 2
Physical Dimensions 147 x 101.6 x 26.1 mm
Max. Weight 590 g
Average Rotational Latency 5.55 ms
Rotational Speed 5400 RPM
Max. Internal Data Rate 373.6 Mbit/s
Average Seek 9.5 ms
Track-To-Track Seek 1 ms
Full Seek 20 ms
Interface Ultra-ATA/100
Buffer-to-Host Data Rate 100 MB/s
Buffer Size 2 MB
Spin-Up Time 8.5 sec

--
Name: MULTIMEDIA 800AU*
Microprocessor: Intel Pentium III 800MHz
RAM: 256MB
Video Memory: 8MB (VooDoo 3 2000)
Hard Disk: 20GB
Operating System: Windows '98 SE
OE v 5.50.4807.1700
IE v 5.50.4807.2300IC
Firewire\Ethenet 8-)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder


  #3  
Old November 30th 05, 10:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
  #4  
Old December 3rd 05, 10:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

  #5  
Old January 2nd 06, 02:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
--
* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

  #6  
Old January 2nd 06, 10:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

Some thread followers appear to have passed away, Pebble, BUT I will forward it to their grave sites! I GUESS you did best making them both a separate master. I DO have a WD 20 set as master to a Maxtor 40, with no easily discernable problem, though.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
--
* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
  #7  
Old January 2nd 06, 11:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Hi PCR,
Good to see I'm not just talking to myself then! Is it really necessary to partition it, as I'm only using it for storage of video files?
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"PCR" wrote in message ...
Some thread followers appear to have passed away, Pebble, BUT I will forward it to their grave sites! I GUESS you did best making them both a separate master. I DO have a WD 20 set as master to a Maxtor 40, with no easily discernable problem, though.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
--
* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
  #8  
Old January 2nd 06, 11:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Me too! Well, if you have only 10 GB on the new one, I think because video files are large you'll NOT want to partition it. 3rd party apps do let you repartition without loss of data, though, so there really is no hurry to decide. The only thing is watch for is Registry ties to drive letters. Adding/deleting partitions could upset it. I guess careful planning would avoid the problem. (But I'm not quite sure I've done it in my own case!)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=51978
Drive Letter Order

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy
http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup
capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely
downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.)
Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you
dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To
install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic
http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free)

Not sure those are all current.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Hi PCR,
Good to see I'm not just talking to myself then! Is it really necessary to partition it, as I'm only using it for storage of video files?
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"PCR" wrote in message ...
Some thread followers appear to have passed away, Pebble, BUT I will forward it to their grave sites! I GUESS you did best making them both a separate master. I DO have a WD 20 set as master to a Maxtor 40, with no easily discernable problem, though.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
--
* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
  #9  
Old January 4th 06, 12:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

Well I think I spoke to soon PCR, just scandisked the new drive (which took an age) I didn't get past the 6th bad cluster error figured the drive is about to bum out on me! So am on the lookout for another drive to add, this time I'll pay the money as this one was given to me, and installing it should be a breeze, that is if the master/slave primary/secondary info holds true!
I may be back with many questions . . . . . .
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"PCR" wrote in message ...
Me too! Well, if you have only 10 GB on the new one, I think because video files are large you'll NOT want to partition it. 3rd party apps do let you repartition without loss of data, though, so there really is no hurry to decide. The only thing is watch for is Registry ties to drive letters. Adding/deleting partitions could upset it. I guess careful planning would avoid the problem. (But I'm not quite sure I've done it in my own case!)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=51978
Drive Letter Order

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy
http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup
capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely
downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.)
Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you
dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To
install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic
http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free)

Not sure those are all current.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Hi PCR,
Good to see I'm not just talking to myself then! Is it really necessary to partition it, as I'm only using it for storage of video files?
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"PCR" wrote in message ...
Some thread followers appear to have passed away, Pebble, BUT I will forward it to their grave sites! I GUESS you did best making them both a separate master. I DO have a WD 20 set as master to a Maxtor 40, with no easily discernable problem, though.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
--
* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
--
B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
  #10  
Old January 4th 06, 12:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Adding extra hard drive

Well I think I spoke to soon PCR, just scandisked the new drive (which took an age) I didn't get past the 6th bad cluster error figured the drive is about to bum out on me! So am on the lookout for another drive to add, this time I'll pay the money as this one was given to me, and installing it should be a breeze, that is if the master/slave primary/secondary info holds true!
I may be back with many questions . . . . . .
1st one being, is there a size limit for a second hard drive on my system, or any compatability issues to watch for?
Thanks PCR
--
Name: MULTIMEDIA 800AU*
Microprocessor: Intel Pentium Ill 800MHz
RAM: 256MB
Video Memory: 8MB (VooDoo 3 2000)
Hard Disk: 20GB+stuffed 10GB second drive
Operating System: Windows '98 SE
OE v 5.50.4807.1700
IE v 5.50.4807.2300IC
Firewire\Ethenet 8-)
"PCR" wrote in message ...
Me too! Well, if you have only 10 GB on the new one, I think because video files are large you'll NOT want to partition it. 3rd party apps do let you repartition without loss of data, though, so there really is no hurry to decide. The only thing is watch for is Registry ties to drive letters. Adding/deleting partitions could upset it. I guess careful planning would avoid the problem. (But I'm not quite sure I've done it in my own case!)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=51978
Drive Letter Order

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy
http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup
capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely
downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.)
Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you
dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To
install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic
http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free)

Not sure those are all current.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Hi PCR,
Good to see I'm not just talking to myself then! Is it really necessary to partition it, as I'm only using it for storage of video files?
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B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"PCR" wrote in message ...
Some thread followers appear to have passed away, Pebble, BUT I will forward it to their grave sites! I GUESS you did best making them both a separate master. I DO have a WD 20 set as master to a Maxtor 40, with no easily discernable problem, though.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pebble" wrote in message ...
This is really for the thread followers,
Well, installed the WD drive as you said Ron, as a master on secondary IDE channel and works like charm, so far so good.
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* * Pebble in Boulder * *
who would never underestimate the humble floppy
"Pebble" wrote in message ...
Thanks Jonny and Ron,
I remember something about maxtor and western digital not getting along to well in an old google post (could've been yours Jonny?) but will try as Ron suggests.
Yeah, I know the system could do with a bit more oomph for video work, but I run a pretty lean system and lightning speeds has never been a concern of mine. The capture is spot on, and when edited and recorded onto DVD seems top quality to me.
What I'd really like to do is install windows 98SE onto a much bigger drive than the one I have but the disc I have is some form of OEM that will only install onto this particular packard bell, (I think)
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B-)
Pebble in Boulder

"Ron Martell" wrote in message ...
"Pebble" wrote:

Hi all,
I need more disk space, mainly for video editing and have got hold of a second hand hard drive. It's a Western digital WD100 10Gb. Is it compatible with my drive and system? Have been reading how to physically install a second hard drive in my system specs that came with computer, and have looked in the tower to see if there is room and checked out the jumper settings, read all about master/slave changing in the bios etc. It would be a bummer to get it in to find it incompatable. I have to format and partition it don't I? I don't want to boot from it, just purely storage.
Any tips and advice welcome.



To avoid drive compatibility issues between the WD and Maxtor drives
connect the WD drive as the Master drive on the secondary IDE channel.

Change the jumper on your CDROM/DVD drive to Slave and connect it to
either the Primary or Secondary IDE channel, whichever is most
practical based on cable length and position. If you have two such
drives jumper both as Slave and connect one to each IDE channel.

Note that connecting a CD/DVD as Slave does not affect the hard drive
jumper setting vis-a-vis "stand alone Master driver" and "Master drive
with Slave present". When a hard drive and a CD/DVD drive are
connected as Master and Slave on the same IDE channel the hard drive
jumper is set to the "Stand alone Master drive" setting if that is
availabe (WD drives usually have this).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
 




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