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**marley07712** · 07-12-2009, 09:41 AM

Thanks for the response. My current set-up is IDE and I have a spare connection closer to the PS so I assume that's for a slave drive. I installed the current hard drive myself after the original died so I'm not too concerned about that.

Before reading your reply I read about some recent issues with Seagate. It's funny, the drive I replaced about 3 years ago that failed was a WD, so I soured on them. But based on what I've read and your comment I'd certainly strongly consider WD again.

I think your suggestion to install a larger hard drive as the master and use my current drive as a slave makes the most sense. 2 questions:

1. Is there a specific cloning program I should use and is this process pretty seamless? In order to clone to the new drive do I install it as the slave, clone the current drive and then switch the two?

2. How do I prepare my current drive to act as the slave? Specifically, I assume I'll need to wipe it clean (I don't know how to do that). Once installed, do I need to run the software form the install CD or does it just act as a storage area (as an external drive would)?

Thanks again and I look forward to your response.

07-12-2009, 09:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
marley07712 I helped the forums. Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 169 OS: XP	Re: 2nd Hard Drive Questions Thanks for the response. My current set-up is IDE and I have a spare connection closer to the PS so I assume that's for a slave drive. I installed the current hard drive myself after the original died so I'm not too concerned about that. Before reading your reply I read about some recent issues with Seagate. It's funny, the drive I replaced about 3 years ago that failed was a WD, so I soured on them. But based on what I've read and your comment I'd certainly strongly consider WD again. I think your suggestion to install a larger hard drive as the master and use my current drive as a slave makes the most sense. 2 questions: 1. Is there a specific cloning program I should use and is this process pretty seamless? In order to clone to the new drive do I install it as the slave, clone the current drive and then switch the two? 2. How do I prepare my current drive to act as the slave? Specifically, I assume I'll need to wipe it clean (I don't know how to do that). Once installed, do I need to run the software form the install CD or does it just act as a storage area (as an external drive would)? Thanks again and I look forward to your response.