External hard drive enclosure kit question

watisdis · October 16th, 2007, 5:48 PM

I recently bought a new pc this weekend due to the untimely death of my old motherboard. Now, while I did backup the most important stuff on a regular basis, some other less important (but still desired) things are now marooned on the old HDD. My question is this: If I put the old hard drive into one of those enclosure kits, will there be any compatability issues seeing as how my new HP is running on Vista and my old hd was on XP? Can I even keep all my stuff on there or will I have to erase it in order for it to work? Also, would it be easier or even possible to just install it internally with out running into the said problems above? Thanks in advance.

Mischief007 · October 16th, 2007, 6:02 PM

Both way will work. Internally you would have to make sure it is slaved depending on where you connect. On the external USB it will be set to master but as long as it is NTFS, it should see the drive just fine.

Personally, I'd go with the enclosure unless that drive has such a problem that you have to use a program to recover the files.

watisdis · October 16th, 2007, 6:34 PM

Basically, the only things I want to recover are some random pics (not pr0n!), favorite/bookmark links, iTunes music library settings (album art + some songs that didn't get backup last time) etc... Thanks for the reply Mischief. images/smilies/wink.gif

Mischief007 · October 16th, 2007, 8:10 PM

No worries. USB enclosure is the way to go. images/smilies/smile.gif

Paco · October 16th, 2007, 8:29 PM

As long as the drive isn't defective or corrupted you'll be fine with installing it into an enclosure and plugging it in.
Just make sure that your jumper pin is set correct (usually master or cable select for an external enclosure).
And as Mischief said, you install it internally and set it to be a slave and both XP and Vista should read it as a new volume.

I recommend getting everything that you want off of the old drive and formatting it to get rid of the now useless XP install to free up space. Then you can put your files back on it if you like.

watisdis · October 16th, 2007, 9:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Paco

I recommend getting everything that you want off of the old drive and formatting it to get rid of the now useless XP install to free up space. Then you can put your files back on it if you like.

Yup, that's what I plan on doing. Soon I'll have a new 80 Gig portable hd to complement my new 360 Gig HDD.

MadCow809 · October 16th, 2007, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by watisdis

Basically, the only things I want to recover are some random pics (not pr0n!)

lol, why are you getting all defense... images/smilies/tongue.gif

watisdis · October 17th, 2007, 1:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

lol, why are you getting all defense... images/smilies/tongue.gif

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watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	External hard drive enclosure kit question I recently bought a new pc this weekend due to the untimely death of my old motherboard. Now, while I did backup the most important stuff on a regular basis, some other less important (but still desired) things are now marooned on the old HDD. My question is this: If I put the old hard drive into one of those enclosure kits, will there be any compatability issues seeing as how my new HP is running on Vista and my old hd was on XP? Can I even keep all my stuff on there or will I have to erase it in order for it to work? Also, would it be easier or even possible to just install it internally with out running into the said problems above? Thanks in advance. __________________ In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Game as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made health epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state, provincial or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Game.- Section 14(B)

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Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 4,525 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG LFS Status: Rep Power: 29	Both way will work. Internally you would have to make sure it is slaved depending on where you connect. On the external USB it will be set to master but as long as it is NTFS, it should see the drive just fine. Personally, I'd go with the enclosure unless that drive has such a problem that you have to use a program to recover the files. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG 71,464 km - 44,406 miles 14.4101 @ 94.67 mph

October 16th, 2007, 6:34 PM	#3
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	Basically, the only things I want to recover are some random pics (not pr0n!), favorite/bookmark links, iTunes music library settings (album art + some songs that didn't get backup last time) etc... Thanks for the reply Mischief. __________________ In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Game as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made health epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state, provincial or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Game.- Section 14(B)

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Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 4,525 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG LFS Status: Rep Power: 29	No worries. USB enclosure is the way to go. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG 71,464 km - 44,406 miles 14.4101 @ 94.67 mph

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Paco Joined: Jun 12th, 2007 Last Online: 3:21 PM Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 24 Posts: 430 Car: MKV VW R32 Rep Power: 24	As long as the drive isn't defective or corrupted you'll be fine with installing it into an enclosure and plugging it in. Just make sure that your jumper pin is set correct (usually master or cable select for an external enclosure). And as Mischief said, you install it internally and set it to be a slave and both XP and Vista should read it as a new volume. I recommend getting everything that you want off of the old drive and formatting it to get rid of the now useless XP install to free up space. Then you can put your files back on it if you like.

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