I found the switch: DIR /P. The serial number hasn´t changed. Does this mean that Norton Ghost doesn´t format on the fly when restoring an...
When a HDD is formatted each partition is given a random serial number which is displayed when the formatting process is completed. When I set up...
Okey guys, thanks for Your input! I´ll be back, probably sooner than later, with a few more questions! Christer
Hello guys! You seem to agree about disagreeing, at least! :D Giles, interesting information about the HDD heads idling in random positions,...
Mike, thanks for the clarifications! Well, I´m asking because I´m still learning and maybe You´ve forgotten more than I´ll ever learn!? I...
Hello Mike! Thanks for Your advice, it seems like it´s time to forget about the old information that recommended the procedure outlined in my...
Hello Giles, thanks for Your reply! When one reads articles on the web it´s difficult to tell what the references are. The advice may be given...
I´ve tried to find most of the threads pertaining to my questions (since the beginning of the BBS, my eyes are square-ish) but there are still...
Well, I´ve learned a lot from our discussion but maybe I´m not quite up to being dangerous just yet. I think that the old Seagate stays in the...
Yes, I´ve seen that recommendation eslewhere too and it´s possible that I´ll do that as well. Another possibility is that I´ll do nothing since...
I think I´ll do that to preserve the present drive letters of the IBM. Then, if I decide to remove the Seagate, only the drive letters for the...
Can I tell FDISK to partition the Seagate as extended with one logical but NO PRIMARY? Would that keep the old drive letters on the IBM and make...
I have all my applications on C:. D: is used for backing up documents and other folders. E: contains a Ghost Image of C: which I also copy to...
One last (I think) question: The old Seagate is formatted as one single partition in FAT32 and set Active as Primary DOS. After that action,...
Okey, I´ve got it, I think! Now I´m ready for the Main Course! Thanks, Christer :cool:
Thanks for the information! You´ve confused me a bit though: Installing the old drive as Secondary Slave is correct. You mean Primary...
Zephyr, thanks for Your reply! I followed Your link and read the document. About the read/write heads it says that they all move in unison....
Thanks for Your reply! You´ve basically said what I wanted to hear. Do You or anyone else know if I´ve understood the design of the HDD...
I´ve been thinking about what I´ve heard and read about Swap Files / Page Files and HDDs / Partitions. One opinion is that if you don´t have...
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