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Posted by: Tipsi

Im building my first computer and would like some help please.Few questions for a start,probably more to follow hehe.

1.I want to transfer my slave drive from this puter to the new puter when finished,still as slave.Is there a trick to this?It is a 80 gig harddrive 3/4s full and I dont want to loose any data.Sorry if dumb question but would rather be safe than sorry.

2.Do I need to put thermal paste between cooling fan and processor?tried to buy some paste from local puter shop but they said I didnt need it and they would have to order in,what do y think.Would vasoline do the same or maybe something similar?


regards,
Tipsi


Posted by: office politics

edit: make sure the bios in the new computer can handle (see) all 80gigs of your drive. You can do this by updating to the most current bios firmware.

moving the HD shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't damage the drive while moving it. Since its a slave drive and you're not going to install a os on top of the data, no problems should occur cus the dtaa will be untouched. However, if you have installed progs on that drive, you'll need to re-install them.

I never had to put paste between my cpu & cooling fan. I'd say if you were instructed to do so by maunal or manufacturer, do it, otherwise i think you should be fine.

specs?


Posted by: Tipsi

Thank You for your reply csamuels!


regards,
Tipsi :)