RE: Another topic about PC hard drives

Dave,

This will NOT work unless the hardware in the 2 machines is exactly the
same.  And I mean EXACT.  Down to installed in the same slots.

I've a lot of experience in this sort of thing as we create a ghost image of
the servers we sell.  The hardware vendor has learned not to change ANYTHING
without checking with us.

Bob

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> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:07 AM
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> Subject: [PCTECH] Another topic about PC hard drives
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> Is anybody aware of any reason why you shouldn't be able to partition,
> format, and install Windows on a hard drive that's in one PC, pull it out
> and stick it into another PC.  It sticks in my mind from about ten years
> ago that was a bad idea due to different BIOS's interpreted the number of
> cylinders, sectors, etc.
> 
> The reason that I ask because my sister-in-law and her husband had drive
> problems in November.  They live in New York and I live in Indiana so I
> was
> trying to talk them through some things over the phone.  Since they had
> backed up the family photos, to CD they just wanted Windows installed.
> When she decided to come to the midwest for Christmas I told her to bring
> the hard drive and their Windows XP CD.  I stuck it in my father-in-law's
> PC (after disconnecting his drive), blew away the old partition, and
> reinstalled.  Everything worked fine.  She took it home, her husband put
> it
> back in their case, and it wouldn't boot.  I do know that it's a single
> drive system and the jumper is set correctly on the back of the drive.
> 
> I know that it could be something like an incorrect BIOS setting, bad
> cable, etc.  He seemed eager to go out and buy a new laptop to replace it
> so I didn't pursue it.  We will be going to New York in March to visit
> them
> so I'll get a chance to see it for myself.  Both their PC and my
> father-in-law's are Dells that are 2-3 years old.
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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