Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 19:23:15 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Strategy for changing the hard disk on a Libretto
In a message dated 5/16/2004 4:13:38 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ...this is doing my head in! I posted earlier regards HDD swap using > EZ-GIG and looks as if Sylvain has raised a similar query but we are > still looking for a simple step-by-step explanation of the procedure by > the looks of it! > Assuming I have the standard BIOS currently installed on my CT100 > running Win95B ( and do not know how to upgrade the BIOS at all), a > bootable floppy provided by EZ-GIG in one hand, a shiny new HDD in the > other (would it make it easier if I simply bought a new SAME SIZE HDD > instead of the 10Gb?) - what is the exact procedure?... all I understand > at present is that according to EZ-GIG is: > > 1. remove existing HDD > 2. fit new HDD > 3. boot up using the EZ-GIG supplied floppy > 4. copy the existing (removed HDD) to the new via supplied cable > > ------- > > This does appear too simple - I assume there could be a BIOS issue to > tackle (at what stage during the above steps, and by what method?). Also > this business of partitions - completely Chinese to me I am afraid to > say (have never dabbled in partitioning my existing HDD) - I understand > however that a part of the HDD needs to be set aside for the hibernation > feature of the Libretto - is the partitioning/formatting not all dealt > with as a step-by-step process of the EZ-GIG bootable floppy?? > The problem with step-by-step procedures is that they are necessarily not individualized for each case. I can't recall anyone on this list using EZ-GIG, myself included, so that variable may be one you'll have to struggle through. If EZ-GIG mirrors a copy of an existing partition/drive to another, then you'll likely have issues if you increase the drive capacity. Issues like the >8GB portion being recognized, and the hibernation space. No doubt you selected the EZ-GIG option hoping to simplify the process, but it may, in the case of a Libretto, make things more tedious, if not more difficult. W/o EZ-GIG, one would: 1. Have on hand: a CDROM with DOS drivers, a PA2612U floppy drive with W98 boot disk hacked to load Card & Socket Services and the CDROM's drivers, a CD with the OS of choice, either a CD or floppy disk with the proper Libretto utilities, a EZDrive-created floppy with EZBIOS on it, Partition Magic software. 2. Mount the new hard drive in the Libretto 3. Insert the floppy drive PC card and the CDROM PC card 4. Boot from the EZDrive floppy, set up a FAT32 partition <8GB. EZDrive should make it active and format it. 5. Power off, boot (using the EZBIOS method!) from the W98 boot floppy, watch your CDROM drivers load, select CD Support from the menu which appears. 6. Run Setup from the OS CD 7. Get the OS working properly, install Libretto drivers, then install Partition Magic (or other such program.) 8. Set aside as unallocated space the area 1010-1040 cylinders using PM. At the same time, set up the partitions you want on the drive. There are several variations on this basic procedure which have their benefits and adherents. Several of us have dual- (or triple?) boot setups with W98se and W2K or other combinations. An option for the OS install is to copy the OS to the Libretto's HDD in a desktop PC, eliminating the need for a CDROM drive with DOS drivers. If you are set on using EZ-GIG, it may be advisable to spend some time Googling for others' experiences. It may be that you can simply mirror your existing drive, install EZDrive's EZBIOS, then install PM and set up the hibernation space and extra partitions. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
