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"notritenoteri" <coldasfire@hades.com> wrote in message
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> Your right to a point. the problem is that the new drive is labelled
> something other than C: by XP which means a lot f software that is
dependent
> on file paths that include C: are snookered.
Not relevant. After the imaging, the original HD is removed/unplugged and
the new drive or array becomes C:.
> YAH I know use linux but
> ...................
> MS has artivcles in the KB on how to diddle the registry file and change
C:
> but I need an auspicious day to do that. IF the entrails aren't right yah
> just don't do it.
> "ChrisH" <chrish@easynet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:u79of0t32qrvi648uv7ea5tsq16lu7441n@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:49:42 -0400, "notritenoteri"
> > <coldasfire@hades.com> wrote:
> >
> > >"me!!" <pwrberry@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > >news:fh8lf0huoor9jl2b645dijjhtu71ru72tm@4ax.com...
> > >> Hi
> > >>
> > >> Im looking to buy a new SATA hard drive. If i wish to boot from this
> > >> drive do i have to do anything to tell xp setup thati want to install
> > >> on the sata drive instead of the ide drive?
> > >>
> > >> Better option is to do a drive image of my boot drive then copy it to
> > >> the new drive and boot, removing the need to reformat or reinstall.
> > >>
> > >> Will it boot form the sata automatically as i dont see a SATA option
> > >> in the boot seqence in the bios.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> cheers
> > >>
> > >> paul
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > If you already have an IDE drive with XP installed and want to copy
> > that installation over to a new SATA drive to be installed in your PC
> > :-
> >
> > Attach the SATA drive, boot from the IDE drive and install the SATA
> > drivers, and then check you can actually see the SATA drive in the
> > Computer Management Console (Disk Management bit). No need to
> > partition or format it at this point.
> >
> > Then using either Drive Image or Ghost 'clone' an image of the IDE
> > drive directly onto the new SATA drive.
> >
> > Re-boot, and as it starts enter the BIOS. Choose the boot sequence
> > menu and check the SATA drive is listed. If it isn't (likely) then you
> > may also have to choose which Hard Disk to boot from in another menu
> > (the IDE drive will normally be placed at the top of the list, and
> > this is not the one you want - so change it putting the SATA drive at
> > the top which indicates it's the bootable hard disk). Now return to
> > the boot sequence list and you should have a list something like
> > Floppy/CD ROM/Hard Disk nnnn - the latter being your SATA drive.
> >
> > Now re-boot again and the computer will boot from the SATA drive.
> >
> > At this point you may want to adjust the partiton sizes, and the
> > easiest way is to use Partition Magic or similar. You can either
> > increase the partion size to encompass the whole of the new disk or
> > just add another partition to use the unallocated space.
> >
> > Sheesh, it's taken longer to type this than to do it! It's real easy
> > to do and fool-proof.
> >
> > ChrisH
> >
> >
>
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