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Setting up laptop OS.

  • 28-10-2003 10:33pm
    #1
    Ryo Hazuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭


    Right heres the deal...

    I want to set up on os on an old laptop I have.
    Now, it does not have a CD-Rom drive, but i was thinking I could take the hard drive out of it and put it in my mega Pc and install it there, then transfer the hard disk back to laptop.

    Im a little confused about the connections. I dont know If they will be able to connect to my PC. What are they? IDE 2.5 or something?

    Is this Idea possible, or can anyonne suggest a better method? (Not OSon floppy!!!!)

    BTW, its a Pentium1 120.


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  • #2
    jonhate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭jonhate


    You can Get A regular ide to 2'5 ide cable in maplins, peats might have them as well...

    So you would just use it like an ordinary hard drive...then get your os cd, boot etc. install.

    Happy Days!!
    :D


  • #3
    Ryo Hazuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭Ryo Hazuki


    You can Get A regular ide to 2'5 ide cable in maplins, peats might have them as well...

    So your SURE they are IDE 2.5? Are they usually 2.5?


    So can I not just connect them to the IDE 2.5 Connector (instead of floppy) on My PC. Not needing the converter?


  • #4
    jonhate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭jonhate


    Usually Laptops Hard Drives are 2.5 ide......

    No you wont be able to connect the 2.5 ide coz its not the same as standard ide...... the converter will do the job probably about 10 euro the convertor


  • #5
    Ryo Hazuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭Ryo Hazuki


    Right so its a different type of IDE 205 connector, not like the one used for Floppy drives.

    Any chance of a link to the converter? Ive been looking but cant find 1 on peats.


  • #6
    jonhate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭jonhate


    closest thing on peats website....
    http://peats.com/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=2766&type=6&path=11x106x327

    Maplins have it here
    www.maplin.co.uk
    Product: ZV01B


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