I had some trouble with my main internet machine this morning... Video was fizzy. That's a known error - the video card occasionally works loose. So I opened up the box and re-seated the video card. Plugging in the computer results in a Fan Error. Have to go to work; check it this evening.
Well, it's this evening. Opened up the box again. Discovered the fan was unplugged. Plugged it back in, turned on the box. Fan Error.
Took a closer look - there are two connectors for the fan cable. Tried plugging the fan into the other connector.
Fan Error.
I'm using my 3D-render PC to connect to the internet right now.
Okay, the old system has served me well over the years - it's still happily running Win2K. Or it was until this morning. Maybe this is Skuld's way of telling me it's time to upgrade. (Not that I can afford a new PC right now, either in time or money - I have a 50th-anniversary party to plan and pay for. And I'm still working on a favour for Bob, using a completely different PC.)
But I had some data on the 2K box that I hadn't yet backed up... including the prizes for the Freebie Challenge I'm hosting this month, so I have a deadline to get the data off the drive.
Which brings me to my question.
The 2K box had a single IDE drive. The box I'm using right now has an IDE controller and a spare bay. Can I take the drive out of the old box and install it in the new box without (a) data loss or (b) OS conflicts?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Well, it's this evening. Opened up the box again. Discovered the fan was unplugged. Plugged it back in, turned on the box. Fan Error.
Took a closer look - there are two connectors for the fan cable. Tried plugging the fan into the other connector.
Fan Error.
I'm using my 3D-render PC to connect to the internet right now.
Okay, the old system has served me well over the years - it's still happily running Win2K. Or it was until this morning. Maybe this is Skuld's way of telling me it's time to upgrade. (Not that I can afford a new PC right now, either in time or money - I have a 50th-anniversary party to plan and pay for. And I'm still working on a favour for Bob, using a completely different PC.)
But I had some data on the 2K box that I hadn't yet backed up... including the prizes for the Freebie Challenge I'm hosting this month, so I have a deadline to get the data off the drive.
Which brings me to my question.
The 2K box had a single IDE drive. The box I'm using right now has an IDE controller and a spare bay. Can I take the drive out of the old box and install it in the new box without (a) data loss or (b) OS conflicts?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012