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offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2004-04-17 14:15 [#01147406]
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ive just bought a new one
im going from 7gb to 80gb
can i just take the old one out and put a new one in


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-04-17 14:52 [#01147499]
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No.

You need to keep the old one there unless you just want to
start afresh on your computer.


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2004-04-17 14:52 [#01147500]
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damn dude you have a lot of computer questions


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2004-04-17 14:56 [#01147504]
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you can put the new one in and format and install os...you
will keep the data on your old disk and be able to access
it...thats what i did anyway :)


 

offline Sido Dyas from a computer on 2004-04-17 14:56 [#01147506]
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Having two hard drive is very good for music making.

You can have like the programs instaled on one drive and the
sounds on the other .


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2004-04-17 14:58 [#01147511]
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i dont have anything on the old one except my os for about a
week and my browser software

would i have to change the bios if i swap one for the other


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2004-04-17 15:19 [#01147537]
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if you're using win xp than most likely not...but even if
you'd have to it's not a big deal.


 

offline oscillik from the fires of orc on 2004-04-17 16:09 [#01147592]
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it depends on if your motherboard's BIOS will support an
80GB drive

most modern boards will accept them, but you'll have to
consult your motherboard manual that came with the board.

if you bought your computer from a store like PC World or
something, then you're pretty much fucked - last time I
checked, most stores don't give you the motherboard manuals


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2004-04-17 16:10 [#01147593]
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i usually just put the drives in and see what happens :)


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2004-04-18 01:02 [#01147901]
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my mother board is good for taking it i had somebody build
that for me

i think tolstoyed idea suits me best


 

offline big from lsg on 2004-04-18 04:25 [#01147960]
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ever since i saw some old harddisk catch fire in my computer
i wish i had some backup device


 


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