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Old March 4th, 2009, 04:03 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Connecting Desktop to a different Hard Drive

I'm not sure if this is the correct section to post this but I really need help,

One of my hard drive ( local Disk (C) has only 10 GB on it and what ever I download onto my Desktop takes up space in the Hard drive I have a different Hard drive with 150 GB on it and I want to connect the desktop onto that so then it doesn't eat up all my 10 GB because I can't download much! So is there a way to do that? Please help.
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Old March 4th, 2009, 04:25 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Do you have a sata hardrive or ide?

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Both of them is IDE
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you will have to set one to master and the other one to slave. you can find out how to do it on here Guide to Installing IDE devices
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Dont I have to install a window if I switch it?
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Old March 4th, 2009, 04:59 PM     #6 (permalink)
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no as long, as the master drive has it installed
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Old March 4th, 2009, 05:11 PM     #7 (permalink)
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I'm not sure if it does or not, but my current drive has windowed install, if I chance the 150 gb to the master drive I don't need to install window?
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no, since all the data is still there
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Old March 4th, 2009, 05:16 PM     #9 (permalink)
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Oh okay Thank you for your time and for all your help!! I'll give you the good news if it works!
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Old March 4th, 2009, 05:17 PM     #10 (permalink)
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So let me make this clear. I have to go into my Computer and take out the master drive and the slave and switch it?
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