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  1. December 19th, 2004, 04:40 PM #1
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    2.5 drive as pc c drive question

    Can a laptop hdd be used as a pc desktop master c:\ drive?

    I have a 40 to 44 pin connectoralso have a usb ext closure

    I want to load win 98 on the 2.5 drive that came out of a diagnistic machine
    i thought that putting it in to a pc and doing the reload would work but i can not get the 2.5 to recognize on the pc desktop.
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  2. December 19th, 2004, 06:29 PM #2
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    Are you sure pin1 on the connector is lined up with pin1 on the drive? Is it recognized in the BIOS?
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  3. December 19th, 2004, 07:25 PM #3
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    no it doesnt show in bios

    yet i can put it in a usb enclosure and boot with a floppy and get it to start load up of win then locks up

    i can also use it as a second drive fine in the usb encloseue
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