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ou812

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Feb 20th 2011, 14:48:03

I have an old 80 gig hard drive laying around. I was wanting to store my music on it as a backup. Can I completely format it and just store music on it or do I need to install an OS on it?

ibujke

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Feb 20th 2011, 14:49:36

You dont have to have an OS intalled.
You can put that HD in a PC that has another HD with an OS and read the music then.

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madjsp

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Feb 20th 2011, 15:09:25

Just make sure you change the jumper from master to slave on the 2nd hard drive.

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either that, or you can buy an external HDD case, put the HDD in there, hook it up to a computer, and still have the same effect as putting it in the computer, just without the hassle of trying to connect an old hdd upto a new computer which uses sata (if you have one)

If your computer is old like the HDD, then the best and cheapest way is to do what ibujke and madjsp said

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Feb 20th 2011, 20:33:32

Having done both ways myself, if I did it again I'd just buy the enclosure.

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Feb 20th 2011, 21:29:54

does your comp has slot where that hdd's cable's head would fit?

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Feb 20th 2011, 22:19:03

Originally posted by madjsp:

Just make sure you change the jumper from master to slave on the 2nd hard drive.

if the HD is sata (small thin connector) then you don't have to worry about that anymore. The boot priority can be adjusted in the bios.

If its IDE (large flat connector), then you have to worry about whether your computer has the correct slot and you may have to adjust the jumper.

I agree with SaRaveok, its easy to buy an external case for your hard drive ($20-40) and then you can connect it to your computer via USB. Though it depends whether there is a computer store near where you live.

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Sifos

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Feb 21st 2011, 7:04:01

Buying a $20-40 external case for an old 80 GB disc? neh :P

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SaRaveok

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Feb 21st 2011, 10:30:27

Sifos, it is worth it if you just want to back up things on it.

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