I got a celeron 2.4g with 10g hd(2mg buffer), but I just bought a 40g(8mg
bufffer hd). I want to add the 40 hd to the celeron and boot off from it
without reinstall window xp os and data file on the 10g celeron. How do I
transfer the os file from the 10 g to the 40g? Is this possible at all or
do I have to reinstall xp on the 40g? I heard that I have to go to the disk
administrator to do this, but I dont know how. And I heard that I have to
set the both the 10g and 40g as master or something? Is there some kind of
softwares that let you do this much easier?

Thank You

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Who manufactured your hard drive and was there an utility disk included?
If yes, then read the readme file, if no, then Google their site for the
utility.
Follow the directions precisely. Example on Western Digital link below
(#4).
http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc...er/grid_alp.php
Use Version 11 with XP (some issues reported with 10).



"Raymond" <NotAValidEmail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I got a celeron 2.4g with 10g hd(2mg buffer), but I just bought a
40g(8mg
> bufffer hd). I want to add the 40 hd to the celeron and boot off from
it
> without reinstall window xp os and data file on the 10g celeron. How
do I
> transfer the os file from the 10 g to the 40g? Is this possible at
all or
> do I have to reinstall xp on the 40g? I heard that I have to go to
the disk
> administrator to do this, but I dont know how. And I heard that I
have to
> set the both the 10g and 40g as master or something? Is there some
kind of
> softwares that let you do this much easier?
>
> Thank You
>
>

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I got maxtor, but of crap I just threw the disk away the other day, thinking
I won't ever need to use it.

Thanks anyway.

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Instructions for using MaxBlast to copy the OS to the new drive.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J2F431617
Download location for MaxBlast.
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/do...s/maxblast3.htm

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> I got maxtor, but of crap I just threw the disk away the other day,
thinking
> I won't ever need to use it.
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
>

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What I would recommend is that you mount the current 10 gig hard drive
onto a desktop computer as a 2nd hard drive (you will need a $5.00 USD
adapter) and use PowerQuest "Drive Image" to make an image of that
drive's contents. Then remove the 10 gig drive and mount the 40 gig
drive, again use Drive Image to write the image file back out to the 40
gig drive, then put the 40 gig drive back into the laptop.

There are other ways to do this (actually there are LOTS of other ways
to do this), but this is the way that I'd approach the problem.


Raymond wrote:

> I got a celeron 2.4g with 10g hd(2mg buffer), but I just bought a 40g(8mg
> bufffer hd). I want to add the 40 hd to the celeron and boot off from it
> without reinstall window xp os and data file on the 10g celeron. How do I
> transfer the os file from the 10 g to the 40g? Is this possible at all or
> do I have to reinstall xp on the 40g? I heard that I have to go to the disk
> administrator to do this, but I dont know how. And I heard that I have to
> set the both the 10g and 40g as master or something? Is there some kind of
> softwares that let you do this much easier?
>
> Thank You
>
>

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Maxtor does not make laptop (2.5 inch) drives.

???


Raymond wrote:

> I got maxtor, but of crap I just threw the disk away the other day, thinking
> I won't ever need to use it.
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
>

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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:36:03 GMT, Barry Watzman
<WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote:

>Maxtor does not make laptop (2.5 inch) drives.
>
>???

Who mentioned Laptop drives?

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why spend money when maxblast will do it and you can download it for free

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> What I would recommend is that you mount the current 10 gig hard drive
> onto a desktop computer as a 2nd hard drive (you will need a $5.00 USD
> adapter) and use PowerQuest "Drive Image" to make an image of that
> drive's contents. Then remove the 10 gig drive and mount the 40 gig
> drive, again use Drive Image to write the image file back out to the 40
> gig drive, then put the 40 gig drive back into the laptop.
>
> There are other ways to do this (actually there are LOTS of other ways
> to do this), but this is the way that I'd approach the problem.
>
>
> Raymond wrote:
>
40g(8mg[color=blue]
it[color=blue]
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disk[color=blue]
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of[color=blue]
>

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"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> What I would recommend is that you mount the current 10 gig hard drive
> onto a desktop computer as a 2nd hard drive (you will need a $5.00 USD
> adapter) and use PowerQuest "Drive Image" to make an image of that
> drive's contents. Then remove the 10 gig drive and mount the 40 gig
> drive, again use Drive Image to write the image file back out to the 40
> gig drive, then put the 40 gig drive back into the laptop.

Being this is Windows XP quite likely a repair/install will be necessary
after the Drive image has restored the image file back to the 40 gig drive.
Somehow the booting files can get lost in the "translation".
>
> There are other ways to do this (actually there are LOTS of other ways
> to do this), but this is the way that I'd approach the problem.
>
>
> Raymond wrote:
>
40g(8mg[color=blue]
it[color=blue]
I[color=blue]
or[color=blue]
disk[color=blue]
to[color=blue]
of[color=blue]
>

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I've done this many times and the new hard drive boots immediately with
no further action. I always use FAT32 partitions, however. Also, to
the extent that NTFS security mechanisms may get in the way of things,
there may be a difference between XP Home and XP Pro in this regard.


mark mandel wrote:
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:400820D9.1060202@neo.rr.com...
>
>
>
> Being this is Windows XP quite likely a repair/install will be necessary
> after the Drive image has restored the image file back to the 40 gig drive.
> Somehow the booting files can get lost in the "translation".
>
>
> 40g(8mg
>
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> it
>
>
> I
>
>
> or
>
>
> disk
>
>
> to
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> of
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