[NMLUG] hard drive replacement how to,

[brians.outfit at gmail.com (Brian Rodgers)]

try zipping your home folder and making a CD with it on it. Install a new OS
on the new drive and restore the zipped folder to the new drive.
Brian Rodgers

On 6/2/06, Andres Paglayan <andres@paglayan.com> wrote:
>
> yeah, sure...
> I meant how to mirror the old disk to a new one before trashing the old,
> I guess I already have the screwdriver skills, ;-)
> (btw, I didn't know the name of the connector was "Molex")
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Steve Browne wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:05:38 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I need to replace a dying single HD on a linux box,
> >> is there any good how to you ever used?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Andres
> >
> > That's self-explanatory. Make sure the unit is unplugged from power.
> > The hardest part is usually opening the computer case; recent cases
> > have slide-out panels but the older ones were all of one piece.
> >
> > Once you can reach the old HD, remove the Molex power connector -  you
> > may need needle-nose pliers to wiggle it loose - and the ribbon cable
> > (pulls off) and possibly a CD connector. There are four to six
> > Phillips head screws holding the drive in place; remove them. PRESTO!
> >
> > Steve
> > Stephen B. Browne
> > sbrowne@ix.netcom.com
> > "Ubi bene, ibi patria."
> >
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