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 Oct 28 2007, 01:01 AM
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I want to slave another 120g drive from an HP 873n that was killed (I'm told) by a virus. I'm thinking that if I use the secondary IDE and scan it for bugs I might be safe. no? This drive has some valuable data and I wouldn't mind the extra room (I have a ton of .AVI, MP4, etc.) Am I making a big no-no ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated  .
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Oct 28 2007, 01:32 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 2,609 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Avondale, Arizona USA Member No.: 39,726 |
Actually, that is the preferred way to kill malware and viruses, just make sure that the jumpers are correctly set on both drives.
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Oct 28 2007, 03:03 AM
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Here's the thing:
My primary drive is wired with red ATA straight to the mobo. My disc-drives are on the ribbon - master & slaved so that's all of that IDE. BUT, there IS another IDE slot (got plenty of spare ribbon) AND there's another ATA slot on the mobo (just need the cable I guess). What do ya think? -------------------- StarMicro.com will rip you off.
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Oct 28 2007, 08:44 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 7,460 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
What you refer to as being connected by red cables and "ATA"...are SATA drives/connectors. Faster than IDE/PATA drives, but both can work in same system.
The other more familiar connectors are PATA/IDE. Just so everyone understands what you are talking about  .As for your question, there should be no problem adding drives to either set of connectors. I have both types of drives employed on my other system and use a PCI controller card so that I can use more PATA drives. It all works. Louis |
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Oct 28 2007, 01:21 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 2,609 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Avondale, Arizona USA Member No.: 39,726 |
Your computer only has one 40 pin ide connector and one floppy connector(32 pin).
You could temporarily remove one of the optical drives and connect the IDE hdd in its place until you get all the files. Just make sure to tap the {ESC} key when you see the HP logo when you turn on the computer, this should bring up the bios boot menu. Use the arrow keys to select correct HDD to boot from. -------------------- The name says it all -- 59 and holding permanently
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Oct 28 2007, 01:49 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 7,460 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
Have you put a new motherboard in?
Is this the motherboard in your system? http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documen...product=1118244 Louis |
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Oct 28 2007, 10:04 PM
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Yes Louis, that's my MB - and thanks for setting me straight re; SATA.
It's been brought to my attention that I should upgrade my PSU, is this absolutely necessary - or just a good idea? 'Cause I'm poor, see? -------------------- StarMicro.com will rip you off.
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Oct 28 2007, 10:25 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 2,609 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Avondale, Arizona USA Member No.: 39,726 |
Normally a higher rated power supply is needed when you add a video card to a PCIe or AGP slot on the mainboard. yours does not appear to have either of those slots, so I would say as long as the one you have works, Don't mess with it.
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