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Number   :  9468
Date     :  2004-12-11
Author   :  aqking2004
Subject  :  Re: Another slowwww xxcopy and even xcopy wont work
Size(KB) :  3



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "John Zeman"  wrote:
> 
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "aqking2004"  wrote:
> > 
> > I'm attempting to upgrade my old 10gig hard drive to a 200gig.
> > 
> > Both are WD Cavaiar drives 2meg and 8meg buffer respectively, 
and 
> > I'm currently using W2K-SP4 with all the latest MSUpdates.
> > 
> > I have attached the 200gig as a CSS master on the 2nd IDE.
> > 
> > My 10 gig is partitioned into 4 logical drives-
> > C: - is Win98, but I dont use it anymore...
> > D: is my W2K drive, then there's E and F...
> > 
> > I also have a 120gig CSS/slave I've been using for a year.
> > 
> > The BIOS recognizes my new 200 gig, and I have partitioned it 
into 
> > a few 10-gig drives for starters.
> > 
> > I have attempted to xxcopy C: N: /CLONE -
> > It runs for a while, slows down and eventually stops.
> > 
> > Same thing when I attempt to copy D: ... or E: or F: 
> > 
> > I have tried MS' XCOPY and the same thing happens there.
> > 
> > I've even tried Explorer's copy and paste, and THAT slows down
> > to a crawl!
> > 
> > The C is fat32 and the D is NTFS - ditto for partitions on 
the 
> > new hard drive. The full format on these new partition executes 
OK.
> > Can't help thinking there's something very basic I'm 
forgetting. 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > -Tony
> 
> 
> I'm afraid you lost me as soon as you mentioned a CSS drive. To me 
CSS stands for "cascading style sheets" so I'm not going to be of any 
help to you in solving your slow down and stop problem. However I 
will mention one thing that will likely haunt you once you do get the 
other bugs ironed out.
> 
> If you are really using the xxcopy syntax of:
> 
> xxcopy C: N: /CLONE
> 
> You are asking for a disaster to take place one of these days, as 
that is one of the most dangerous ways to use xxcopy. To learn why, 
read technical bulletin #22 available at:
> 
> http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy22.htm
> 
> John
------------------ 
OK, Sorry- I meant 'CS' not 'CSS'. Must have been a HTMLian slip 
on my part.
CS means 'cable select' - the use of pin28 (I think) on the IDE cable 
to assign either Slave or Master status to the hard drive. (Excuse 
the U.S. Politically Incorrect terminology)

In any event, the system gets a BSOD even when I try using MS' 
XCOPY. I'm beginning to think its a hardware problem with my 
original 10-Gig drive (4 years old). All other copies between the 
other three hard disks seem to run OK.
The sooner I get the data off of this old HD the better! 

I read your note on the use of root\ usage in the xxcopy. Thanks.

Now- 
What is the easiest,fastest way to copy the boot info and folders 
from the old hard disk and make the new Hard disk bootable? 
Would xxcopy C:\ M:\ /clone do it? (M: is the partition zero on 
the new hard drive) 
I would then xxcopy D: (my W2K partition) to N: after.
Would I then be able to install 
the new drive as my new master on IDE-0 and boot from it? (I have 
neither the $$ nor the time to invest in getting a copy of Norton 
Ghost.)

-Thanx.



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