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From: "Julie" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT: Computer Question
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:10:32 -0400
References: <2005714184230.744801@Terry3>


Pam - if you don't want to open the case of the new computer, the techie
places sell a hard drive "case" that you can slide your old HD into and then
it becomes a portable HD that you can access via USB or firewire. Here's a
news article
http://www.startech.com/pressreleases/showarticle.cfm?id=160

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Reigel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT: Computer Question


> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:59:56 -0400, Pam wrote:
>
> > I've ordered a new one and I'm pretty up to date with
> > backups but there are a few things I want to get off the
> > old C drive. I was planning to just move the jumper to
> > slave and install it as a second hard drive in the new
> > computer until I get the files I need.
>
> That's exactly what I did when I recently re-built my wife's computer
> - added a new drive to use as the primary drive, and installed Windows
> on it. I made the old primary drive a slave, and was able to copy all
> sorts of valuable stuff off it - like her favorite fonts, the
> configuration files from several apps, after I re-installed them, the
> sound file she likes for arrival of new mail, etc. <g> Worked like a
> charm.
>
> Terry Reigel
>
>
>
>
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