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Adding Maxtor 160GD HDD as Slave in Windows 2000 Dell Optiplex machine
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I have Dell Optiplex with Windows 2000 Operation system in it. It is 5 years old machine. I am trying to install Maxtor 160 GB Hard Drive. When I install the new HDD as slave. It just showing me 36 GB only. There is a PCI Card come with the New Maxtor 160 GB HDD. I install the card and update the driver for it and use the card to connect to both the HDD(Hard Disc Drive). Now it shows the right space (160 GB ) for the second (New one) HDD. But when I reboot the system, system cannot recogonize the new or old Hard Disk Drive.
Would you please tell me how to upgrade my Windows 2000 with the latest service pack. Provide me the right link to update it.
Can somebody Help me here.
I truly appreciate it.
Thank you,
alagappan K
I have Dell Optiplex with Windows 2000 Operation system in it. It is 5 years old machine. I am trying to install Maxtor 160 GB Hard Drive. When I install the new HDD as slave. It just showing me 36 GB only. There is a PCI Card come with the New Maxtor 160 GB HDD. I install the card and update the driver for it and use the card to connect to both the HDD(Hard Disc Drive). Now it shows the right space (160 GB ) for the second (New one) HDD. But when I reboot the system, system cannot recogonize the new or old Hard Disk Drive.
Would you please tell me how to upgrade my Windows 2000 with the latest service pack. Provide me the right link to update it.
Can somebody Help me here.
I truly appreciate it.
Thank you,
alagappan K
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Do you have the latest BIOS for this machine too? 5 years ago they wouldn't support anything that size.
Please DON'T UPDATE YOUR BIOS!!! The PCI IDE card you are using will take care of that.
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I do not have the latest BIOS. I never update the Service Pack or Bios or anything. I need your help in doing this. I will go through the link provided by LucF for update the Win2000
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dc27b8c6-2a5a-4399-ad3d-4a97a25f41d9&DisplayLang=en
Please tell me what I need to do to upgrade my Bios.
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alagappanK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=dc27b8c6-2a5a-4399-ad3d-4a97a25f41d9&DisplayLang=en
Please tell me what I need to do to upgrade my Bios.
Thank you,
alagappanK
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Please DON'T UPDATE YOUR BIOS!!! The PCI IDE card you are using will take care of that.
Please DON'T UPDATE YOUR BIOS!!! The PCI IDE card you are using will take care of that.
There might be other updates for win2k available at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com wich you should also install.
And jhance is right, don't upgrade your bios, the pci ide card you got with your drive already supports that drive, the bios has nothing to do with that.
And jhance is right, don't upgrade your bios, the pci ide card you got with your drive already supports that drive, the bios has nothing to do with that.
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Can somebody tell me about the jumper setting. Do I have to use Master, Slave. I mean, my old drive is Master and the new Drive is Slave. or Do I have to choose as CS(Cable Select) I would appreciate it.
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alagappanK
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alagappanK
You can use whatever you like:
Old drive master and new drive slave
or
Both cable select, and the old drive at the end of the cable, should make no difference.
LucF
Old drive master and new drive slave
or
Both cable select, and the old drive at the end of the cable, should make no difference.
LucF