Installing an XP Hard Drive into a Vista Computer

jabedoben · 12-19-2008, 09:00 AM

Hi there, new to the forums and I have a question.

I recently bought a Dell XPS 630i running Vista Ultimate SP1. I am attempting to add my old IDE hard drive running XP (150gb Western Digital) to the new computer in order to transfer files.

I am using an IDE to SATA converter to connect the hard drive to the MB.

Unfortunately the new computer doesn't seem to recognize the old hard drive. I have gone into the BIOS to enable the ports but nothing is happening.

Any chance someone could help me?

Thanks!

**simpswr** · 12-19-2008, 03:57 PM

and welcome to the Forum

Try attaching the old drive in place of one of the CD/DVD drives . . that should cause fewer issues

Put it on the end connector and set the jumpers to Master

12-19-2008, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
jabedoben Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista SP1	Installing an XP Hard Drive into a Vista Computer Hi there, new to the forums and I have a question. I recently bought a Dell XPS 630i running Vista Ultimate SP1. I am attempting to add my old IDE hard drive running XP (150gb Western Digital) to the new computer in order to transfer files. I am using an IDE to SATA converter to connect the hard drive to the MB. Unfortunately the new computer doesn't seem to recognize the old hard drive. I have gone into the BIOS to enable the ports but nothing is happening. Any chance someone could help me? Thanks!

12-19-2008, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 11,867 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Installing an XP Hard Drive into a Vista Computer and welcome to the Forum Try attaching the old drive in place of one of the CD/DVD drives . . that should cause fewer issues Put it on the end connector and set the jumpers to Master __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?