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btw &quot;g0845D4 &quot;&nbsp;is probably wrong - nothing to find about it..
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My old desktop computer needs a new HD, installed and formated, and I'm not sure I even want to bother with it, since it's pretty old and may not be worth the trouble.<br />
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So, I am considering the &quot;Cy&quot; option; as long as I don't have to worry about someone getting access to the information on my drive; like those passwords stored in my Outlook data file, etc.<br />
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I will study the information on the link and if I decide to take that route will give the points to nobus.<br />
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btw what does Cy stand for?
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Well, that's not an option I am willing to take; for 2 HD's in question. &nbsp;Not at $380. a pop!<br />
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btw &quot;g0845D4 &quot;&nbsp;is probably wrong - nothing to find about it..<br />
&nbsp;Ooops: It's 90845D4<br />
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What pins should be jumped to make this D:\ drive a Single Drive?<br />
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It looks like I am going to have to format a new C:\ drive in my old box, then plug this, undamaged, D:\ drive into to port it was in originally.<br />
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What are the chances of seeing the data on the old C:\ drive, the one that crashed, by jumping it as a Single Drive and switching it out with the undamaged D:\ drive? Assuming there is nothing physically wrong with it.<br />
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The jumper settings are usually to be found on the HD on it's label.To be the master drive the jumper has to be set to master, and for slave it has to be set to slave. You can also set all disks to CS (cable select), and then the disk at the end of the cable is the master, and the one connected to the middle of the cable is the slave.
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The label shows: <br />
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Jumper &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Master/Single &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Slave<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;J50 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;On &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Off<br />
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How does that relate to the 5 sets of pins on the drive and where the jumper should be?
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find the maxtor explanation in the attached file <br />
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Jumper 50 should be marked on the board, or there should be a diagram on the label.
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Thanks for the file nobus. <br />
rindi; there is nothing on the case or the label, except what I included in my last post.
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Ok guys, I think it's time to award points and move on. &nbsp;<br />
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I asked for &quot;options&quot; and I think I have enough here to move on.<br />
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I'm going to simply split the points between you both; is that fair enough?
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I sweat I closed this question and awarded the points.<br />
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Should I do it again? Since is still appears to be open.
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yes please, same player shoots again ...
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Didn't solve the problem but provided good options and good references. &nbsp;
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The C:/ Drive in my old XP desktop crashed. &nbsp;<br />
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The secondary D:\ drive should is fine. &nbsp;So the first thing I thought to do was to access the data on that drive; which I guess is a &quot;slave drive&quot;.<br />
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I thought it would be a no brainer but that turns out not to be the case.<br />
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This is what I tried doing:<br />
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I got one of those boxes, installed the drive in it, powered it up and plugged it into the USB port of my XP laptop. &nbsp;Nothing happened. &nbsp;The drive wasn't recognized.<br />
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I gave up after trying everything that was suggested in a question I posted here.<br />
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Almost a year has passed and I now have a Vista machine and want to try again; I just don't understand why I can't &quot;see&quot; this drive when I plug it in.<br />
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I'd take it somewhere and have it done but I have passwords, etc on it and don't dare to leave it with strangers.<br />
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What are my options; short of turning the drive over to strangers?
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The C:/ Drive in my old XP desktop crashed.  

The secondary D:\ drive should is fine.  So the first thing I thought to do was to access the data on that drive; which I guess is a "slave drive".
 
I thought it would be a no brainer but that turns out not to be the case.

This is what I tried doing:

I got one of those boxes, installed the drive in it, powered it up and plugged it into the USB port of my XP laptop.  Nothing happened.  The drive wasn't recognized.

I gave up after trying everything that was suggested in a question I posted here.

Almost a year has passed and I now have a Vista machine and want to try again; I just don't understand why I can't "see" this drive when I plug it in.

I'd take it somewhere and have it done but I have passwords, etc on it and don't dare to leave it with strangers.

What are my options; short of turning the drive over to strangers?

Access data on old external HD

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