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From: mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Hard disk help wanted
Summary: backup would be better
Message-ID: <1990Aug1.135027.7969@uncecs.edu>
Date: 1 Aug 90 13:50:27 GMT
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Even if you could get the proper drive type for the 10 Meg HD into the
CMOS as the second drive, if the AT's HD controller is different
it may not be able to read the data on the 10 Meg. The safest way
is, with the 10 meg drive being read by its original controller, do a
backup. Then move the drive to the AT, configure it properly, and
format it (LLF, FDISK, DOS format), and then restore the backed up
files to it. I've moved the contents of several HD's to new machines,
and have found this relatively trouble-free. (I use Fastback Plus to
do the backups).

Michael Volow, Psychiatry, Durham VA Med Center, Durham NC 27712
919 286 0411 Ext 6933               mvolo@ecsvax.edu