Originally posted by abuzar1:

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ALRIGHT, just finished the new computer. I have to say, after learning how to do cable management, this is great. This computer is a beauty :)

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Originally posted by bigwill68:

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@Russ
you see Russ are sigs has been up for the longest time and when i pop in we both get questioned that's ok..you know what site..i be on anyway..

@abuzar1

come post you pics over at xtremesystems they would like to see what your working with maybe some tips and pointers there also on custom built..alot info for you to know and to find out...

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Originally posted by RULES:

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2. An image-only signature should be less than 50kb in size, and be at most 500 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall.

4. If you want to use both text and image in your signature the image should not be more than 500 pixels wide and 100 pixels tall, and you can use up to three lines of text.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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Do you have another desktop? Transplant the hard drive across if there's room, or if not, use an external enclosure.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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The hard disk will be connected via a power cable and a data cable - unplug the data cable at both ends and use it to connect the drive to your new pc's board in the appropriate socket. The data cable will be next to the power cable, which you will need to unplug to remove the drive, but will be attached to the old PC's power supply, so hook it up to the new PC's Power supply once you've got it in there.
Here's an image of a fairly typical hard disk:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...Hdd.jpg

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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There should still be an IDE socket on your motherboard, though probably only one. It may currently be taken up by your CDROM drive, so I suggest you unplug your CDROM drive temporarily while you use it to hook up your old HDD and backup your files, then put it back when you're done. You can leave the old HDD in your PC case when finished if you like, just unplug it from power to save energy.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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No problem. Any more queries, just ask.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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eSATA is different to S-ATA. It requires a cable with e-SATA one end and S-ATA at the other end, which you're unlikely to have. Also, I thought you said your hard disk was old and wasn't S-ATA based?
S-ATA's big break did come pretty much 4 years ago, so your HDD could very well be either.

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Originally posted by abuzar1:

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Yes thats Sata. But I believe e-sata wires are different, and external sata ports are e-sata.

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