Can I get data off the C drive like this?
- Thread starter mixsit
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Actually, you could run into some nasty problems.
Windows selectively loads device drivers for the equipment in your box.
Even similar models can have vastly different hardware inside them as the manufacturer changes parts or gets new types of cards, causing funky problems as the device drivers do not match up with your new hardware.
I worked in a world-wide company where we tried to Ghost/duplicate drives from different PCs and ran into so many problems that we finally gave up on it and wrote install scripts so that the machines would have proper installations.
Try it, but if you start having problems think about it....
Windows selectively loads device drivers for the equipment in your box.
Even similar models can have vastly different hardware inside them as the manufacturer changes parts or gets new types of cards, causing funky problems as the device drivers do not match up with your new hardware.
I worked in a world-wide company where we tried to Ghost/duplicate drives from different PCs and ran into so many problems that we finally gave up on it and wrote install scripts so that the machines would have proper installations.
Try it, but if you start having problems think about it....
fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
Well, given that the new installation's registry should under no circumstances point to the second drive for bootup, none of that should ever occur. In fact, there should be NO registry entries ofany type that point to the second drive except for the drive designation entry.
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
Why copy the whole drive? 
It would seem that you could just copy files you want to a folder/folders and burn them to CD/DVD.
It would seem that you could just copy files you want to a folder/folders and burn them to CD/DVD.
Don't be confused. It's not the whole drive, just ..'stuff'.. all over it. The cd writer is shot.beezelbubba said:Why copy the whole drive?
When I get the thing in a bay, I'll do just that.
Even if the writer worked this would be easier.teddyastuffed
New member
yeah, there shouldnt be any problems cuz ur not runnin the OS and ur not ghosting ur drive, ur simply installing it as a slave. just MAKE SURE u set ur jumpers (the current drive in ur new computer needs to be on MASTER as well, NOT THE C/S setting). then ur drive that ur installing should be the SLAVE drive. if it doesnt say on the harddrive itself (it usually does), u can do a simple search online depending on which manufacturer drive u have and find out the orientation of the jumpers.
one other thing that wasnt really mentioned, which SHOULDNT cause a big problem or a problem at all, is the powersupply in the computer. i work in retail sales on manufacturer sales for HP, Gateway, EMachines, and Compaq, and one of the things that people dont realize is that the powersupplies inside those computers are as MINIMALISTIC as possible (cheap manufacturers -_- that provide those computers with powersupplys with like 250W-300Ws of power...). so if u find the new drive is giving u stability problems, then i would recommend upgrading ur powersupply to something with a little more juice.
one other thing that wasnt really mentioned, which SHOULDNT cause a big problem or a problem at all, is the powersupply in the computer. i work in retail sales on manufacturer sales for HP, Gateway, EMachines, and Compaq, and one of the things that people dont realize is that the powersupplies inside those computers are as MINIMALISTIC as possible (cheap manufacturers -_- that provide those computers with powersupplys with like 250W-300Ws of power...). so if u find the new drive is giving u stability problems, then i would recommend upgrading ur powersupply to something with a little more juice.
First, if you are using that cheap of a power supply to begin with, I would reccomend a power supply upgrade anyhow. The quality (much more than just the wattage) of a power supply can seriously affect the longevity of all of your parts.
There are also good reasons for keeping ALL of your old hard drives in tact. I used to just copy the stuff I need. After a couple times of thinking I had everything I needed or wanted and realizing a few months down the road though, I have stopped doing that. Now I keep them completely in tact and either slap them on the end of an IDE chain somewhere, or put them in an external casing. Often times I just put them on a shelf somewhere and load them into a removable drive bay or external casing just when I think I need it.
There are also good reasons for keeping ALL of your old hard drives in tact. I used to just copy the stuff I need. After a couple times of thinking I had everything I needed or wanted and realizing a few months down the road though, I have stopped doing that. Now I keep them completely in tact and either slap them on the end of an IDE chain somewhere, or put them in an external casing. Often times I just put them on a shelf somewhere and load them into a removable drive bay or external casing just when I think I need it.