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Old February 23rd 05, 01:58 PM
Matt
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Default Clone SCSI Drive to ATA?

Hi,

I have a Dell Pentium 3 PC that I'm thinking about upgrading. I found
a website that builds barebones machines, and I'd like to use my
existing SCSI hard drive. The problem is, all of the motherboards
they offer seem to only be compatible with ATA or IDE hard drives.

So my main two questions:
Let's say I buy a new system with an ATA drive...is there an easy way
to move all my files from my SCSI hard drive?
and,
Once I copy everything over, will Windows XP boot up on the new
system, or do I need to do something additional to link the old drive
to the new system?

Also, is SCSI not a common interface anymore? Is it not unexpected
that a new motherboard would not be compatible? I notice this site
only sells serial ATA / UDMA drives.

Sorry if this is a stupid question. All info & suggestions welcome.

Thanks!
Matt
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Old February 24th 05, 11:35 AM
Maxim S. Shatskih
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existing SCSI hard drive. The problem is, all of the motherboards
they offer seem to only be compatible with ATA or IDE hard drives.


Yes, you will need a controller card and a cable for it.

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Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation

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