How Do You Copy Data From One Hard Drive To Another?
You too can copy one hard drive to another without a degree in magic. This article includes the ins and outs of getting the job done including a small amount of information on alternate methods. THE SET UP Place the additional hard drive inside your tower or lay it circuit side up (green printed circuit board up) on the case to not allow stray voltage. Laying the green side down may cause damage including total loss of the hard drive. If your motherboard has two IDE interfaces, the other would be connected to the CD-ROM drive then you are in the money. Your transfer will go twice as fast if you disconnect the CD-ROM drive and connect the secondary hard drive. This is not recommended for long term usage as the CD-ROM would cause delay on the secondary drive. CONNECTING THE NEW DRIVE/FORMAT The next step is to choose the order of the drives including which will be Master and which will be slave. You may place the new drive as the primary without the other connected and format it as the m
