Hi there, I hope I understand your problem fully. Would it not be easier to
use a CD read/writer to transfer your data to the new hard drive.







At 19:23 12/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I am contemplating replacing a slave HD with a higher capacity one. Last
>time I upgraded my primary HD, it was a disaster that required a complete
>O/S install.
>I have a 2.1 GB WD primary and a 1.6 GB WD slave on the primary IDE
>controller. A CD is on the secondary controller. I know I can install the
>new HD on the secondary controller as master and copy the contents of the
>slave HD to it, then use the new HD to replace the old slave unit. This is
>very tedious as it requires multiple changes to the BIOS in addition to
>hardware changes.
>What about if I used a parallel port tape storage device to store the
>contents of the slave HD? Then I could remove the old HD and install the
>new one in one hardware changeout. Then restore the contents from the tape.
>So, unless there is a better way to do this, are there any suggestions on
>the external tape drive? I would appreciate any help.
>
>Steve Face      ex-Windows 95 support
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