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ZeikHunter
04-28-2002, 09:05 PM
not sure where this belongs, but....

how would i transfer an os (win xp) from my master drive to my slave? i cant just install xp on the slave tho, so how would that work?
BipolarBill
04-28-2002, 10:40 PM
What are you trying to accomplish? Are you planning on retiring the master or do you have plans for it?

When WinXP boots up, it goes by

1. Controller
2. Drive
3. Partition

If you move it, it won't boot unless you switch the slave to the master role afterward.

If you tell us your intentions, we may be able to help you better.
ZeikHunter
04-30-2002, 02:15 PM
im tryin to move xp from my master to my larger slave, so i can use the current master in a linux machine
BipolarBill
04-30-2002, 02:25 PM
You should use Norton Ghost or PQ Drive Image to transfer "Disk to Disk" from the current master to slave. Once done, remove the master or reverse their roles long enough to format it or just delete the partition(s) in preparation. The larger drive should now be working with XP. If you removed the master, put it in your new machine and format the it. If you reversed roles and formatted the slave drive, it's ready to be used in the Linux machine.
Bullet-Man-2
04-30-2002, 08:59 PM
anyone know if norton ghost support NTFS file system?

I bought norton ghost... but never used it.. infact its still in its original box and it still has the tape on it =\.

I bought norton.. but wasnt sure why I would use it, ahh go figure.


anyways, does norton ghost support NTFS file system?
BipolarBill
04-30-2002, 09:16 PM
Norton Ghost 2002 supports WinXP NTFS while 2001 supports Win2K NTFS. NTFS changed with XP and older products cannot work with the new one.

While you can image NTFS partitions and mixed drives with Ghost, you cannot store that image on an NTFS drive. You must store it on a FAT32 partition/drive because the Ghost cannot write to NTFS drives. Ridiculous, isn't it?
Bullet-Man-2
05-01-2002, 08:45 PM
Originally posted by BipolarBill
Norton Ghost 2002 supports WinXP NTFS while 2001 supports Win2K NTFS. NTFS changed with XP and older products cannot work with the new one.

While you can image NTFS partitions and mixed drives with Ghost, you cannot store that image on an NTFS drive. You must store it on a FAT32 partition/drive because the Ghost cannot write to NTFS drives. Ridiculous, isn't it?

oh boy... Im just gonna back up and start from scratch.. I don't want my data that bad!
BipolarBill
05-01-2002, 08:49 PM
I understand your instinct, but Ghost still rocks. You just gotta know the rules. :cool:
SPEEDO
05-01-2002, 08:50 PM
What brand are these two hard drives?

You can copy the old one to the new one with the software that came with the new drive...:D

Not sure about NTFS though.

SPEEDO
Bullet-Man-2
05-01-2002, 10:03 PM
Originally posted by SPEEDO
What brand are these two hard drives?

You can copy the old one to the new one with the software that came with the new drive...:D

Not sure about NTFS though.

SPEEDO

just about every single disk you get with your hhd, does not work with NTFS...

pff.. cant do it in DOS nither.....
SPEEDO
05-02-2002, 06:28 PM
OK

Never Mind

By Roseanne Roseannadana.....:D
elroy
05-04-2002, 12:40 AM
I always use Maxblast from Maxtor BUT it isn't compatible with NT 4, 2000 or XP. I guess that means no NTFS.