How to copy my hard drive to a jump stick?
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When connected the Jump Stick should appear as an additional 'drive' allowing simple 'drag and drop'.\n\nI have had trouble installing devices like this in systems other than XP so a bit of perseverance may be required (ad the right drivers).\n\nHope this helps
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Set the jumpers on the drive to master (this is for any drive, not just for a WD).  Plug the power into it then connect the drive via your controller (I trust you mean external controller) to a USB port.  It should work fine.  As an extra hint, you can also use the external setup with a laptop drive - good capacity and much smaller.
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Just plug in your external hard drive, and start My Computer.  If the hard drive is properly formatted and partitioned, then it should show the drive with a new letter on the same place you will see your "C" drive.\n\nIf it does not show up then you will have to initialise the disk and format the disk for you to begin using it.\n\nAssuming everything is fine, simply drag and drop files into the new drive.  It maybe sensible to create folder and organise your data.\n\nSimply, right click on one of the files/mp3 etc and choose Open or to be more specific choose Open with and select the appropriate program.\n\nAlso before powering down your external hard drive or your computer, remember to disconnect the external drive safely on Windows.  On the System Tray, where your time shows on the bottom right hand corner.  There is an icon if you hover the mouse over it says "Remove Safely" or "Remove Hardware Safely".  Click on this and it will display the devices that are currntly connected.  Click on the entry related to the external hard drive.  If you do not do this, the hard drive can get corrupted.\n\nI lost about 40Gb worth of data by not doing this in a moment of madness.\n\nHope this is helpful.
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Connect your old hard disk to the IDE slot that your CD-ROM drive is using. You can even leave it connected together with your CD-ROM drive if you want. \n\nYou just have to plug the IDE cable into both the CD-ROM and the hard disk. Set your CD-ROM as master and the hard disk as slave.\n\nGo to BIOS and see if your hard disk has been recognised. Once it is done, reboot your PC and transfer the files from the old disk to teh new one. \nUSB to IDE cables are also available which can be made use of in case you want donot want to open up your PC and play around with the peripherals and the cables.
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Assuming its an internal IDE drive, you need to:\n1. Open the PC\n2. Find a free 5.25inch drive bay and install the drive with screws\n3. Ensure that jumper switch is set to "cable select" (or master/slave depending on the rest of your drives)\n4. Plug in the power cable\n5. Plug in the ide cable *correctly* (dependant on the jumper settings set in step 3)\n6. Switch on the PC, ensure that it shows up in the bios startup screen\n\nAssuming its an external USB drive:\n1. Plug usb cable into PC\n2. Plug power cable into power point (if necessary)
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I'm not 100% certain, but (and I don't mean for this to sound sarcastic,) you might want to try looking CAREFULLY at the drive. Usually, drive manufacturers will have a nice well-printed "info sheet" attached to the drive, which will tell you what to do / how to configure the jumpers on it. That's the BEST case scenario.\n\nBarring that-\n\nLook at the PLASTIC by the jumper pins. Sometimes (in embossed plastic,) they'll say something like SL, MA, CS or something like that. It might look something like this:\n\n(NOTE: You may want to copy and paste this "graphic" into Notepad to view it better - Sorry... it looked better as I was composing it!)\n\n..MA....SL....CS    \n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n\nIf that's the case, then the embossing denoting the letters SL would carry your jumpers across them: like this (designated by the upper-case XXs:\n\n..MA....SL....CS    \n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n|,,o,,|,,X,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n|,,o,,|,,X,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n\nIf THAT doesn't work for you, you might want to try looking at the exposed circuit-board, which may also have some printed desgnation on it similar to the above. You'll just have to draw the lines yourself.\n\nIf ALL ELSE FAILS, you can just try going CableSelect -\n\nThat means pull the jumpers which set your current "Master" drive to "Master" (if there are any other jumpers on it, leave THEM alone,) and pull ALL of the jumpers from your Hitachi drive (again - with regards to the ones which denote master, slave, or CableSelect - though, if either of them say "CS," put a jumper across those.)\n\nConnect the drives to your computer on the SAME CABLE, and boot your computer - if it doesn't boot, then SWAP the drives. (With Cable Select, the way the drives are attached on the cable designate which is the master and which is the slave - the IDE cable may even say "Master" and "Slave" on it!)\n\nGood Luck! Hope that helped!
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DJ Rick is right.  Remove the hard drive and either set the drive as a primary slave in another computer, or get a external hard drive kit for notebook hard drives (about $30) and install the drive into it.  It converts the harddrive into an external hard drive.  You connect it to a computer via USB and plug in the a/c power cord to supply power to the drive and that's all here is to it.  Should take you under 5 minutes to assemble the hard drive into an external hard drive kit.  CompUSA carries the kits.  Good luck.
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To copy files to the second hard drive.\n1) Copy and paste the files and folders\nThis actually a slow option\n2) Use the backup program that comes with the o/s\nThere is a problem with this if you are installing a different o/s.  The backup may not be compatible.\n3) Download a free backup program from the net.\nKeep a copy of the download on the second hard drive to reinstall after new o/s load.\n\nRestart the computer using a boot floppy disc.\nThen format the c: drive.\nThen boot from the o/s CD. May need a change to bios.\nRestore the files.\n\nAlternatively\nRestart the computer and boot from o/s CD.  May need a change to bios.\nRestore the files.\n\nBut you should know all this or you would not have asked such a detailed question!
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1) Put the stick into the USB Port.\n2) Go to My Music or where-ever the music is saved.\n3) Highlight the file you want, right click and click copy.\n4) Go to my computer.\n5) Click on the drive the USB stick is.(It may be removable disk/drive)\n6) Paste it into the drive.
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Unplug from AC outlet, open case, find slot to physically place drive. Cable the drive off the same ribbon as the CD drive. check the CD drive dip switch which is probably set to master, I would switch it to slave, dip switch the HD to CS or Master, different drives need different settings, plug in drive power, plug in main power.\n\nStart Windows, go to Start, Run, type in "diskmgmt.msc" and say ok.  You should see the new HD, right click on it and you should have create partition and then format.
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Try using ScanDisk if you using Windows 98/Me.  I don't think that tool is available for Windows XP.  Try accessing the drive on another PC.  If the jump drive came with drivers (especially for Windows 98) try reinstalling them.\n\nIf these steps don't work, probably you won't be able to access it anymore.
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I'm assuming that you have it installed already and correctly, meaning you set the jumpers correctly.  First, right click on my computer, select manage, select disk management, right click on your new hard drive.  Initialize it.  Once you initialize it you can set up your partitions from there.
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This is quite easy.  We'll configure your existing hard drive to be a master drive and your new one to be a slave drive.  Here's how:\n\n0. Print out this guide and any other reference material you have.\n\n1. Turn off your computer.\n\n2. Pull all of the cables out of the back, including the power chord.\n\n3. Get a screwdriver and open the case.\n\n4. Have a look around inside and look for a flat (thin) but wide grey cable going from your motherboard (the big circuit board at the bottom of your case where everything plugs in to) to your existing hard drive.\n\n5. Make sure there is a spare plug on the cable.  One of the plugs will be going into your existing hard drive.  Also make sure that there is space in the metal rack where the hard drives go, and that there are screw holes in the rack.\n\n6. Unscrew the hard drive and unplug the IDE cable (the flat grey cable) and the power cable, and remove your existing hard drive.  \n\n7. At the same end where the cable went in there will be a series of pins.  These are called 'jumper' pins and they're used to determine whether or not the device is master or slave.  Two of the pins should be covered with a thin bit of plastic that joins them together - this is called a jumper.  (see the URL in the sources section below).\n\n8. Look on the case of the hard drive for a picture of which pins to cover to make the hard drive a 'master' drive.  Remove the jumper and put it back on the appropriate pins.  Use a pair of tweazers if it helps.\n\n9. Look at your new hard drive and configure it as slave (using the jumper pins, just like in step 8).\n\n\n10. Place both hard drives back into the computer in the metal racks, and remember which is which (maybe use some sticky tape temporarily to mark one of them).  Screw them both into the racks.\n\n11. Attach the master hard drive, your old hard drive, to the very end of the IDE cable (the flat grey cable).\n\n12. Attach the new hard drive to the middle plug in the cable. (see the URL in the sources section).\n\n13. Attach power cables to both hard drives.\n\n14. Put your computer case back on, but don't screw it in yet.\n\n15. Plug in your power, monitor and keyboard and turn the computer on.  Hold down the 'delete' key on your keyboard immediately.  This will take you to your computer 'bios' screen.\n\n16. Select the first option in the menu.  This should list the hard drives that have been detected.  If both hard drives are in the list then you're done.  Screw the case on properly.  If not, double check the jumper settings, the IDE cable and the power cable.  If you can't get it to work, DONT PANIC! Just take your computer to your local computer store and ask for help.
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Just transfer through USB
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just remove the hard drive and stick it into the new one.
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It's possible, and a good idea- but there are some hoops to jump- when you plug it in, the computer will see 2 hard drives, each with an operating system.  You will have the option of booting either one.  Boot into the new, and open the old to move your files from the old into the new.  When all you want from the old is on the new, Right-click the old and choose format to wipe it clean.  Format using NTFS- that's the Windows XP format- do not quick format either, because quick skips the error checking and repair stage.  When that is done, you have a empty hard drive to fill as you please.\n\nIf it does not work when you first boot up, the jumper settings are wrong- next to the cables, there are 3 pairs of pins, with a little plastic jumper block connecting one pair- probably the pair on the right.  Move the  jumper over one (with the power OFF), then try again.  Repeat as needed.
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Just put your old hard drive in as a slave drive and then copy the files you want to the new hard drive. You obviously cannot get programs (unless it is just a single exe. file and nothing else) because it has to be installed and it is a different operating system.