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Old 08-07-2007, 06:10 PM
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hi dave,am going to try and upgrade my pc,s hard drive from a 30gb to a 250gb maxtor any advice on how would be most grateful.should i use the smaller hard drive for the system?

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Parmo you have hijacked someone else's post.
I will move yours to a brand new thread ok mate.

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Old 08-07-2007, 06:25 PM
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Is the 250GB internal or external Parmo?
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sorry mate still trying to get my head round this site...internal hard drive...
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Hey don't worry Parmo it's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last. :D

Ok you can either set it as Primary Slave on the same IDE as your 30GB or, presuming you have a CD/DVD ROM drive on IDE 1, set it as Secondary Slave.
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thanks again, be prepared for more questions from this beginner....
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If you want to leave Windows on the 30GB which I would you could format the 250Gb in partitions for say Programs, Pics etc.
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