Question about having 2 hard drives in 1 computer

NI_t3n_IChi_RYU

NI_t3n_IChi_RYU

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If i buy another larger hard drive and install it into a new computer that i am building, could i take this hard drive i am using now and also put it into the new computer, and use both so i dont have to go installing EVERYTHING again. Like use my current hard drive to boot from and have my current games installed etc. And then the other hard drive just for hold all my films, music etc. I hope u get wot i mean :o
Thx
 
will in theory it can be done provided you planned this out before hand (which i dont think you have)

your os may run, but you will there is the strong possibility of issues due the completely new environment the os will be in. Its normally advised to reinstall windows fresh on such a new system. As for the games etc. Since you have installed them all on your current drive then a fresh reinstall of windows will wipe them... you could copy them over to your new drive but since they will have integrated themselves with the current windows installation you will run into problems on a fresh windows install.

In short your best bet is to reinstall everything from fresh
 
Damn just formatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything last week, now ive got the internet back, ive decided to sell my xbox 360 and build a new computer. Well could i still have two hard drives in use or is it not advised?
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
Damn just formatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything last week, now ive got the internet back, ive decided to sell my xbox 360 and build a new computer. Well could i still have two hard drives in use or is it not advised?
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you can have two harddrives, that's perfectly fine, just make sure you get the jumpers correct if the drives are IDE.
 
liuliuboy said:
you can have two harddrives, that's perfectly fine, just make sure you get the jumpers correct if the drives are IDE.
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ok sorry but i havent got a clue wot that means. i think im gona find this harder than i thought :o
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
Damn just formatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything last week
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In that case wouldn't it be even easier to reformat and reinstall, since there's little to backup?

If you want to, you can just run a repair reinstall, which won't delete everything on the drive. You can also do this. As apj101 said, though, a fresh reinstall is best.

ok sorry but i havent got a clue wot that means. i think im gona find this harder than i thought
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Using two hard drives isn't a problem at all. If they're IDE hard drives, there will be a jumper (small black plug) on the back of the drive, near where it connects to the IDE cable. Moving this jumper will set the drive to either master or slave (where you need to put it for each setting will be printed on the top of the drive). One drive must be set to master, the other to slave.

If you're using SATA drives, you don't need to worry about this.
 
well my current computer is about 4 yrs old so i doubt its got a sata drive. but my new hard drive will be (there the best drives right?)
Could this be a problem having to different types of drives. Or do u think i shud just buy a new sata drive and just get rrid of my old 1
 
If you try to put a SATA drive in a PC that has a motherboard that only supports IDE drives, you will need a SATA drive controller card and a new power supply with SATA power connections, and probably new driver software as well.
My own two cents is to put a new IDE drive in as a Primary Slave device and save yourself a lot of hassle.
Tom
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
are sata drive better than ide, ive raid the faq but am still a bit confused?
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I would just go with an IDE drive seeing you dont have SATA controller and you dont have SATA power connector, though you can buy an adaptor for like a buck.
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
are sata drive better than ide, ive raid the faq but am still a bit confused?
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In the case of SATA vs IDE, the only thing they're "better" about is that SATA is faster in data throughput. Other than that, mechanically they're the same. As far as I know, that is.
Tom
 
NI_t3n_IChi_RYU said:
well as im building a new computer, the motherboard and power supply will support sata, so shud i go with that?
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yeah, SATA drives and IDE drives are priced relatively close to each other, so i would go with the newer SATA drives.
 
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