This sounds easy enough, assuming the new Compaq has room to install the 
new drive, and the power supply is large enough.
Be sure you re-set the jumpers on the 80 GB drive, depending on whether 
it's to be Master/Slave/Cable Select.
Once it's installed, Right-click My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. 
Right click the newly added  drive (In the Graphical box) and select 
"Format". You'll probably want to use NTFS. If you intend to use FAT32, 
there's no need to format. Just erase the files you don't want.


M. Conolley wrote:
> I have the following hardware:
> 
> An 80GB Win98SE boot drive, currently installed in an old computer 
> [Compaq Presario 2256].
> A 1BG Win98SE boot drive, currently boxed up in storage and in good 
> condition.
> A brand new Compag Presario Desktop, with 120 GB WindowsXP boot drive.
> 
> What I want to do is /this/:
> 
> I want to remove the 80GB boot drive from the old machine, and install 
> the 1GB boot drive in the old machine.  I'm sure I can get that far on 
> my own.
> 
> Then--I want to erase/reformat the 80GB boot drive, and install it in 
> the new computer, to be used as storage only.  I have no qualms about 
> erasing this drive, as I've already salvaged all information that I need 
> to keep, and I will no longer be using Win98 on any machine [I plan to 
> give the old computer, with the 1GB boot drive reinstalled, to a 
> neighbor's teenager to fool around with.]
> 
> _I will_ look for information from Compaq and the manufacturer of the 
> 80GB drive.
> 
> But I thought it might also be helpful to ask the list members for any 
> little tips or warnings you could offer [so I've got a better idea of 
> what to expect :)], and maybe any links that you think might be useful, 
> particularly tips for erasing/reformatting a Windows* boot* drive.

> 

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