Do NOT change or install any jumpers on such a drive. In some cases, altering jumper settings can render the drive inoperative temporarily. There you can change a letter for a drive to something else not in use by right-clicking on the unit. You can even temporarily change a unit to a drive like "R:", then change another to make a "space" in the sequence like leaving "E:" open, then go back and change the "R:" one to "E:".
Although you will have access to all your old files, you will NOT be able to run executable files applications software from it. When you Install a software app, Windows makes entries into its Registry files about where to find it, what resources it needs, etc. If you need to use old applications installed previously on the old HDD, you will need to re-Install them to the new drive so Windows can make those entries in its new Registry.
WAZ said:. The old system is an Intel H55 -- this socket motherboard with an i The new one is an Intel H -- this socket motherboard with an i Sounds like I should be okay.
Nov 4, 34, 13, Power up, enter bios to check and see if all drives are there, make sure you're configured to boot to new drive only, then boot to os. Files should be reachable on the original drive. You must log in or register to reply here.
Post thread. CPUs and Overclocking. Graphics Cards. I checked around to see about getting the info from the old hard drive and it is really expensive and don't want to lose all my kids pics and things.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Whether this is possible depends on how the system was originally set up. If it was as a RAID 0 array, recovery is not possible. If the drive was a single unit, or part of a RAID 1 array, it may be possible.
You'll need a SATA data cable for the drive. The power supply has the required SATA power connector already. As far as accessing your old files, if the old drive is truely crashed, then you are out of luck in any case.
During boot, do you see a screen with text talking about your drives being members of a RAID set? Assuming you are not using something antiquated that can be strapped jumpered , the quickest way to reverse the order of the hard drives in the BIOS is to swap the cables, either on the back of the drives or on the motherboard.
Otherwise, if it is nothing more than wanting to default to what you refer to as the slave on start up, simply change the boot order in the BIOS. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 4.
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Your computer's "Slave" drive is perfect for backing up data from the "Master" drive.
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By Ruri Ranbe. The jumper configurations vary depending on the make and model of the drive.
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