Moving drives to a different machine

[sunny]

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Hi,
sorry for the crosspost, but I can't figure out which is the appropriate
group.

So, I have a working windows 2000 advanced server. I need to move the
HDDs to a new box. Before I do this, I need some advice how to proceed,
as the new box has different SCSI and RAID controller. I need to keep
the running configuration.

So, the question is how to update the drivers, so the installation will
run on the new box.

Thanks in advance

Cheers
Sunny

 

[Guest]

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Not a fun process but here are the steps.

249694 How to move a Windows 2000 installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694

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James Brandt [MSFT]


"Sunny" <sunny@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:OkrX0wGkEHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> sorry for the crosspost, but I can't figure out which is the appropriate
> group.
>
> So, I have a working windows 2000 advanced server. I need to move the
> HDDs to a new box. Before I do this, I need some advice how to proceed,
> as the new box has different SCSI and RAID controller. I need to keep
> the running configuration.
>
> So, the question is how to update the drivers, so the installation will
> run on the new box.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Cheers
> Sunny

 

[sunny]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server,microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.win2000.hardware,microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Thanks for the reply.

The two machines are mostly the same - I.e. different CPUs and the other
difference is only the RAID controller. I was hoping, that there is a
way to install the driver before the move, and then everything should be
fine. I have the manufacturers diskette with the driver, but I do not
know how to install it.

When you make a new install, one can hit F6 to load additional driver,
but I do not know if it is possible during a bootup. Or if I can install
it even if I do not have that hardware, and after moving the drivers, it
will detect and use the correct one? Or this is not possible and I have
to follow all that long procedure?

Thanks
Sunny

In article <OmuEsWIkEHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>,
jabrandt@online.microsoft.com says...
> Not a fun process but here are the steps.
>
> 249694 How to move a Windows 2000 installation to different hardware
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Check out this article

How to move a Windows 2000 installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249694


regards
Johan Arwidmark

Windows User Group - Nordic
http://www.wug-nordic.net


On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:39:44 -0500, Sunny <sunny@newsgroups.nospam>
wrote:

>Hi,
>sorry for the crosspost, but I can't figure out which is the appropriate
>group.
>
>So, I have a working windows 2000 advanced server. I need to move the
>HDDs to a new box. Before I do this, I need some advice how to proceed,
>as the new box has different SCSI and RAID controller. I need to keep
>the running configuration.
>
>So, the question is how to update the drivers, so the installation will
>run on the new box.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Cheers
>Sunny