Disk problem...

[kennetm]

The disk with XP - runs fine - I move it over to a new cabinet.

Want to run it as a disk2 to copy from the old win95.

Change setting from Master to Slave.

But then I cannot see the disk on the other computer (Win95).

Move it back to original cabinet, change setting back to Master.

Then I get the message: Missing OS or something in that direction.

It cannot boot on the disk! Have to install XP all over again.

Why?

Kind regards,

Kenneth

[[deXter]]

You probably didn't connect the drive properly? Check the jumper setting, data and power cables again. Is your BIOS detecting the drive?

[kennetm]

The jumper is OK, So is the power too.

The bios do not see the drive. It was OK just before the switching.

But now it can not see it at all!

[jcarle]

What's the hard drive and what's your motherboard?

[[deXter]]

What about the data cable, are you sure you conected it properly?

Does the drive make a sound or vibrate when the PC boots?

Its possible that your drive had been manually configured, and when you switched the PC off the BIOS settings could have been resetted. Enter the CMOS setup and manually enter your drive parameters (Cylinder, Head, Sector)- you can find this info on the sticker on the drive or on the manufacturers website.

[Andromeda43]

If Windows XP was installed in Default mode, then the HD is formatted NTFS.

Windows 95 thru ME are all DOS based and the HD format will be FAT16 or FAT32......

NO DOS based OS will be able to even see an NTFS partition.

Adversely, if you put the Win-95 HD in an XP system, XP will read it just fine. That's what you'll need to do.

That's called "Backward Compatibility".

In a similar manner, XP will also read DOS based floppy disks, flash drives, etc.

You really don't have a problem. Everything is working as designed.

Just hook up the old HD to the new system and copy files to your hearts content.

It should work just fine. I do it all the time.

Cheers!

Andromeda43 B)

[bledd]

does the bios on the newer pc see the hard drive?

if so, then try booting off the xp cd, and choosing recovery console

once you're in, do these two things fixboot, fixmbr

[Ponch]

You really don't have a problem. Everything is working as designed.

Read full posts please

I'm with DeXter on this one, IDE cables sometimes have to be streched and turned to connect the drives, and the connector sometimes slides off a millimeter. Push them back in at both end and there you go. Hopefully.

[03GrandAmGT]

Not trying to start a Pi...... contest here. But W95 WILL NOT read NTFS disks unless there is a 3rd party program used. I do agree also that if you have the drive cable or power cable to the drive just not connecting fully you will have problems also.

jd