Adding second HD

wmauctions · 03-16-2006, 02:24 PM

I would like to add a second HD.
I have an old one . should I wipe it clean or leave it as-is.?
I took it out of an older puter I replaced..!
I would like to add it to my xp for storing files apps etc.

could someone give me a step by step tutorial in how to do this..!

thanks for any support..!

wmauctions
AKA
Don

**linderman** · 03-16-2006, 03:48 PM

Don:

to start with I would erase the drive with darik's boot & nuke (free) in my signature >>>> especially as your present computer most likely not be able to find the drive parameters (allocation table) unless this drive you want to salavage was a former boot drive ?????? and if it was a former boot drive that could surface a whole new set of problems >>>>> easiest is just wipe the drive and start "fresh"

just make sure you pull the power plug out of your boot drive prior to wiping the slave drive youre about to add >>> that will ensure you have no chance of wiping your valuable boot drive

then you can use the disk managment feature of win xp and partition the drive then format the drive. You will have to partition the drive even if you just want one big chunk .... even a single "chunk" or drive so to speak has a partition (its the end of the drive)

after that you can right click on my computer (desktop) select "manage" from the upper part of the menu / then select disk management from the left pane of the next console that will pop up / then in the right pane you should see the newly implanted slave drive

right click on the new implant and select partition >>>>> you will want 100% partition size >>>> after partition is complete >>>> right click on the drive again >>>>> choose format >>>> then choose the file system from you want >>>> NTFS is the better choice

wmauctions · 03-16-2006, 04:43 PM

Joe
thanks for the reply
old HD was the primary drive. I think its a 40 gig.
wipe and start fresh will be what I will do.
Don

what if I format before taking out of old puter will that work..??

**linderman** · 03-16-2006, 06:28 PM

yeah that would work formatting while its in the old computer

03-16-2006, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
wmauctions Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37 OS: win xp	Adding second HD I would like to add a second HD. I have an old one . should I wipe it clean or leave it as-is.? I took it out of an older puter I replaced..! I would like to add it to my xp for storing files apps etc. could someone give me a step by step tutorial in how to do this..! thanks for any support..! wmauctions AKA Don

03-16-2006, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,441 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Don: to start with I would erase the drive with darik's boot & nuke (free) in my signature >>>> especially as your present computer most likely not be able to find the drive parameters (allocation table) unless this drive you want to salavage was a former boot drive ?????? and if it was a former boot drive that could surface a whole new set of problems >>>>> easiest is just wipe the drive and start "fresh" just make sure you pull the power plug out of your boot drive prior to wiping the slave drive youre about to add >>> that will ensure you have no chance of wiping your valuable boot drive then you can use the disk managment feature of win xp and partition the drive then format the drive. You will have to partition the drive even if you just want one big chunk .... even a single "chunk" or drive so to speak has a partition (its the end of the drive) after that you can right click on my computer (desktop) select "manage" from the upper part of the menu / then select disk management from the left pane of the next console that will pop up / then in the right pane you should see the newly implanted slave drive right click on the new implant and select partition >>>>> you will want 100% partition size >>>> after partition is complete >>>> right click on the drive again >>>>> choose format >>>> then choose the file system from you want >>>> NTFS is the better choice __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-16-2006, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
wmauctions Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37 OS: win xp	Joe thanks for the reply old HD was the primary drive. I think its a 40 gig. wipe and start fresh will be what I will do. Don what if I format before taking out of old puter will that work..?? Last edited by wmauctions; 03-16-2006 at 04:47 PM.

03-16-2006, 06:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,441 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	yeah that would work formatting while its in the old computer __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial