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I have a Presario CDS 774 system, (Windows 3.1) in which I would like to upgrade. Some questions I have run into that I was wondering if you could help with:
1. The original hard drive must come out in order to put a new hard drive in. It is my understanding that this model computer does not have room for two hard drives. Is there a way to copy the material from my old hard drive to the new hard drive?
2. Is there a limit with model on how large of a hard drive I can get without having to partition the drive?
Any help or tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Nancy
1. The original hard drive must come out in order to put a new hard drive in. It is my understanding that this model computer does not have room for two hard drives. Is there a way to copy the material from my old hard drive to the new hard drive?
2. Is there a limit with model on how large of a hard drive I can get without having to partition the drive?
Any help or tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Nancy
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The biggest partition under win31 is 2GB. You may also need Disk Manager if your system does not use LBA mode for disk type. You can remove the cover, and visually determine if a second drive will fit.
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Do I need a special cable to connect the two hard drives together?
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In looking inside my computer I see that I have a HD/CD ROM connection which the existing hard drive is connected. There is also an IDE CONN. What is the IDE CONN for?
Ide conn is probably a second ide channel. Connect the new drive there. Leave the new drive as a master, which is default jumper. Run bios setup to autodetect. Then partition and format. Xcopy in dos will not copy hidden and system files. First get the drive installed and formatted. Report back if it worked.