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05-07-2007
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| | Using an extra storage HDD on Vista Well, I'm getting a new computer with Vista preinstalled, and I have a hard drive that I used on XP as extra storage, but I didn't install XP on the drive. Can I use the data already stored on the drive without formatting? |
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05-07-2007
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| | Re: Using an extra storage HDD on Vista Kevin J F wrote: > Well, I'm getting a new computer with Vista preinstalled, and I have a hard > drive that I used on XP as extra storage, but I didn't install XP on the > drive. Can I use the data already stored on the drive without formatting? The only potential problem might be if the extra drive connects to a different kind of disk controller than your Vista machine has. If both disks are IDE or both are SATA then you should have no problems just plugging the old drive into the new machine. |
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05-07-2007
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| | Re: Using an extra storage HDD on Vista "Don" wrote: > Kevin J F wrote: > > Well, I'm getting a new computer with Vista preinstalled, and I have a hard > > drive that I used on XP as extra storage, but I didn't install XP on the > > drive. Can I use the data already stored on the drive without formatting? > > The only potential problem might be if the extra drive connects to a > different kind of disk controller than your Vista machine has. If both > disks are IDE or both are SATA then you should have no problems just > plugging the old drive into the new machine. > Alright, thanks, I shouldn't have any problems then. |
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05-10-2007
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| | Re: Using an extra storage HDD on Vista In article <2D57EADB-33CB-4AAD-B2C1-862B19DC259B@microsoft.com>, =?Utf-8?B?S2V2aW4gSiBG?= <KevinJF@discussions.microsoft.com> says... > > > "Don" wrote: > > > Kevin J F wrote: > > > Well, I'm getting a new computer with Vista preinstalled, and I have a hard > > > drive that I used on XP as extra storage, but I didn't install XP on the > > > drive. Can I use the data already stored on the drive without formatting? > > > > The only potential problem might be if the extra drive connects to a > > different kind of disk controller than your Vista machine has. If both > > disks are IDE or both are SATA then you should have no problems just > > plugging the old drive into the new machine. > > > Alright, thanks, I shouldn't have any problems then. Even you have to set the jumpers on the drive in the good way. In your situation "Slave". -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Jawade. Bootmanager ook voor Vista Zin in een koffie- thee- of borrelpraatje? Kom naar alt.jawade.nl http://jawade.nl (Mirror op http://www.geocities.com/kolibrie.geo) Bootmanager, ClrMBR, DiskEditors, POP3lezer, Filebrowser, Kalender |
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