[Sluglug] IDE HD transfer and crossover cables.

[Erich]

On 10/5/05 5:22 PM, "Ignacio Solis" <isolis at igso.net> wrote:

> * Erich (eblume at ucsc.edu) said:
>> So, my first question is this: what's the easiest way to painlessly transfer
>> these files? I was thinking of just backing up my /home director, unmount
>> the drive, and edit the fstab, then turn off the computer, plug in the new
>> drive, boot with a livecd, format the drive and copy the files, un-edit the
>> fstab (hey, I actually don't need to edit the fstab, do I?), and be happy.
>> Will that work?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> You can also remove your main drive. Install new drive there. Copy files over
> with a livecd. Move new drive to old drive. Put back system drive, reboot.

Great, thanks!

> 
>> Second question: any way I can still use that old IDE drive? My Motherboard
>> is RAID compatible, but I've never even looked into that sort of thing in
>> the slightest bit - it's my impression that that's an SATA thing, only.
> 
> Your motherboard probably has 2 IDE channels, you can connect 4 drives. So you
> can potentially have 3 HDs, 1 DVD.  If you have SATA connectors you can have
> more SATA drives. If you have an extra IDE-RAID controller you can potentially
> have another 4 IDE drives.

The second IDE channel is being occupied by my CD-RW and DVD-ROM. Though
honestly, I doubt I will ever use the DVD-ROM... But I think I would still
like to keep it.

No SATA drives, so I don't need to worry about them now.

How do I know if I have an IDE-RAID controller? I have a DIF Gigabit
LanParty Extreme nForce 3 250g motherboard. If I have one, how do I use it?




As for the rest, got it, thanks!