On Thu, 2012-03-22 at 11:14 -0400, Robert Benjamin wrote:
On Wed, 2012-03-21 at 19:02 -0400, Robert Benjamin wrote:
>> If you can reply to this question first before I give the details of how >> to do it, then it might save some time and we can procede from there. >> > Unfortunately no, I can only have one HD in the PC at a time. So you have only one disk in the PC and another one which you remove and put in a tray when you want to run opensuse is that correct? One HD in the PC. That's it. So ... if openSuse HD is in the PC then that's what I use. If I want to use win 7, I have to shut down, remove the HD with openSuse on it, and insert my HD with win 7 on it and turn the PC back on. I actually have 4 separate HDs with win 7, openSuse, Fedora 16 and Ubuntu 11.10. So I can use whichever one I want, just have to shut down, remove the HD that's in there and put in one that I want. The HDs are in a mobile rack from Addonics www.addonics.com It's the snap-in series. The rack is mounted in the PC and you open it, slip in an HD, close it and lock it then boot the PC. I think the web page has a picture of the rack. Meanwhile, I'll look for the legal info on the PC or in the booklet so I can get the win 7 iso legally. Thanks again. Bob Hi, I took a look at the HD mount that you talk about in your post. It looks like it fits in one of the optical disk drive bays and allows you to remove the HD from the front of the computer. If I have this all wrong, you can correct me easily. You have it right. You just unlock it and flip the door open and
On 3/21/2012 2:30 PM, Mark Misulich wrote: the HD comes out like it shows. It does fir in one of the optical drive bays. You may have to modify the case at the front to get that rack to fit.
If it is the situation that this HD mount is a sort of add-on unit that fits in the optical drive bay, is it possible that there are internal mounting bays for hard drives that are only accessible by taking the side cover off of the computer?
Not sure about internal mounting bays. The one I use is accessible from the front of the PC tower. It just opens lie the picture shows on that web page. It has to be connected inside the case in an empty drive bay. Knowledgeable guys like you should have no problem connecting it. Just be sure you have 2 bays in case one is used by a HD. My PC is a Dell Inspiron which is about 1 1/2 years old. They may have modified the bays. Do you have a link to win 7 .iso legal copy. I assume with the .iso I can use it to install win 7 as a guest in V Box. Thanks. Bob
Hi, if you are up for it, unplug the computer and disconnect all the cables from the case. Move the case to a table top where you can look it over. Then you will find that one side of the case will come loose if you release a couple of latches. They look like plastic knobs on the back of the case, usually. When the side is off, then you can take a look inside the case to see if there are some mounting bays for hard drives. There are usually enough bays to fit two or more hard drives, and they are often below where the optical drive mounts are built in to the case. Don't touch any of the circuit boards or parts inside the case, just have a look for mounts. When you are done, put everything back together.
If you want to, have a look and post back. This Dell PC of mine has bays for mounting 2 hard drives it looks
On 3/21/2012 4:33 PM, Mark Misulich wrote: like. So at the top of the case is a 5 1/4 bay for the DVD drive, below that is an empty 5 1/4 inch bay where the Addonics rack is located. A bit below that is where the 2 bays are located for the HDs. Hope I explained it correctly. Ask again if I didn't. Bob
Hi, it sounds correct, that you have mounting bays for two hard drives inside of the case. The next thing is to find out what type of hard drive you have. There are generally two types of hard drives used in desktop pc's. The old style of hard drive uses ide connections. It looks like this: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ide+hard+drive+cable +connections&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=610&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=a4wudEBdKJQsMM:&imgrefurl=http://tech-help.info/components.html&docid=hB1_xWGjuHkjAM&imgurl=http://tech-help.info/sitebuilder/images/IDE_Hard-drive_with_IDE_and_Power_cable_crop-600x485.jpg&w=600&h=485&ei=axFrT-fjBIbagAfuldjABg&zoom=1 The common modern style of hard drive connection is sata. It looks like this: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=sata+hard+drive+cable +connections&num=10&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=640&tbm=isch&tbnid=CLpW5WJm-EnFcM:&imgrefurl=http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay%3Flndocid%3DMIGR-55828&docid=0usPKYDLbRcxHM&imgurl=http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/sata2.jpg&w=400&h=287&ei=ERJrT-raHfPq0QGI0rnrBg&zoom=1 If you can open the case again like before, take a look at the back of the hard drive to see what type of cable connections you have, to find out what sort of hard drive you have. Then post back. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org