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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