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So I have this old hard drive

 
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:40 pm    Post subject: So I have this old hard drive Reply with quote
It's sata II, and has Windows XP on it. I was wondering, would it be possible for me to plug the hard drive into my newer computer, download all the drivers for my components onto that hard drive, make it work, and then later be able to choose if I want to boot up that hard drive or my normal hard drive? Essentially, having two computers in one?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aren't sata backwards compatible?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Hero wrote:
Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
Exactly. They are backwards compatible so, you shouldn't have an issue using it as a second boot drive, or whatever it is you want.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hero wrote:
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
Exactly. They are backwards compatible so, you shouldn't have an issue using it as a second boot drive, or whatever it is you want.
I'm asking how to do that. If I just turn the computer off, pop in the drive, and turn it back on, will it do what I want? Do I have to set something or another?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
Exactly. They are backwards compatible so, you shouldn't have an issue using it as a second boot drive, or whatever it is you want.
I'm asking how to do that. If I just turn the computer off, pop in the drive, and turn it back on, will it do what I want? Do I have to set something or another?
Change the master boot drive in the bios.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
Exactly. They are backwards compatible so, you shouldn't have an issue using it as a second boot drive, or whatever it is you want.
I'm asking how to do that. If I just turn the computer off, pop in the drive, and turn it back on, will it do what I want? Do I have to set something or another?
Just plugging both disks in, you'd probably have two operaitng systems to choose from when you boot your comp. One is your old & one is your new.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Safko wrote:
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Pho/x/ wrote:
Hero wrote:
Aren't sata backwards compatible?

Yeah, backwards compatible to do what? I'm not trying to raid the drives.
Exactly. They are backwards compatible so, you shouldn't have an issue using it as a second boot drive, or whatever it is you want.
I'm asking how to do that. If I just turn the computer off, pop in the drive, and turn it back on, will it do what I want? Do I have to set something or another?
Just plugging both disks in, you'd probably have two operaitng systems to choose from when you boot your comp. One is your old & one is your new.
So it will automatically ask me, when I boot up my computer, which OS I want to boot up from? Because if that just worked it would be really awesome.
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