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On Fri, 06 Jun 1997 07:42:20 -0700, Randal Whittle wrote: >At 09:19 PM 6/5/97 -0700, Peter Lewis wrote: >> >>My 360meg HD is approaching full on the TP701C, on which I am running >>Win95B. That OS was installed off a network by the previous owner. I can >>access Win95B off another network again if need be. >> >>I'm looking for help/suggestions on my options to add HD, with price and >>simplicity the prime objectives (I realize they may be in conflict). I >>would also appreciate tips on where to purchase what. >> >>And to anyone who responds to this request for help, *please* keep the >>technobabble to a minimum, because it will be meaningless to me. > > I'll try. :-) > > First, you worry about what drive you get. Basically, any standard 2.5" >notebook drive should work in your machine. You *could* go as big as 3 GB >I believe. > > I'm assuming you have access to a desktop machine--if not, get it. It is >SO much easier to upgrade a drive for your notebook if you can use a desktop. > > Basically, go spend $25 on a software package called "Drive Copy" by >PowerQuest corp. (I think you can see/order via www.powerquest.com--while >you're there, check out Partition Magic). Take the drive out of your >notebook machine, put it and your new drive into the desktop machine, boot >with a floppy, stick in the Drive Copy disk, run it, BOOM--EVERYTHING is >copied to the new drive, and its IDENTICAL to the old one (except it has >more room!). Take your new drive and put it in your notebook machine. DONE! > Don't forget that the 2.5" drive connectors are DIFFERENT than standard 3.5" or 5.25" IDE/EIDE drives, so you will need an adapter. You will also need to find out the switch settings for Master and Slave, if 2 IDE/EIDE drives are in the same system. > It's *really* that simple. There are a whole bunch of other ways to do >it, but for my time, that $25 was *very* well spent and I guarantee I spent >only 10 to 15 minutes actually copying data--actually, I watched a cartoon >with my son while it copied data. All of the other options you are going >to see will cost you a *lot* more time and be much more complicated. Why >inflict that kind of pain on yourself when, for $25, you can avoid it >entirely? > That is probably something I could do if I had usable 2.5"->3.5" adapters, but because you said you are not technical, you may or may not feel comfortable opening your desktop, or are unsure of what to do next. Randy's idea is definantly feasible, though, but remember, if you think you might get confused or unsure, have a technical friend along with you. Paul Regards, Paul Khoury pkhoury@earthlink.net