From ham-computers at mailman.qth.net Fri Jul 17 18:58:45 2015 From: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net (Robert Downs via Ham-Computers) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:58:45 -0400 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Marvell 61xx Driver Message-ID: <2422d.1c0e33f0.42dae2a5@cs.com> This afternoon, I discovered that this was installed on my machine (which runs XP SP3) while uninstalling (again) something that Adobe always slips in. Further checking found it listed just as Marvell on Start/Programs. If I click Start and then Programs, and hover the mouse pointer over Marvell (which is a folder or directory), to the right shows up 61xx Driver. Moving the point over to that brings up one option, Uninstall. Does anyone have any idea what this is? Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 From kd7jyk at earthlink.net Sat Jul 25 01:36:41 2015 From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK DM09) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:36:41 -0700 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? References: Message-ID: I have a 4 GB primary hard drive. About 1/3 is OS, the other 1/3 e-mail. Misc files take up all but 400 MB. Can I copy the entire drive to my archival drive which has many tens of GB of space, put in a larger C: drive, then copy eveything, OS and all, back to the new large C: drive and expect it to run? Kurt From ko6bb1 at gmail.com Sat Jul 25 01:49:37 2015 From: ko6bb1 at gmail.com (Phil) Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 05:49:37 +0000 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55B32371.9030106@gmail.com> Yes, you should be able to do that with some "Drive cloning software". I use the free version of Acronis available on the Western Digital site. At least one of the drives needs to be a Western Digital drive for the free version to work. As a side note. This machine came with a 1TB "C" drive 4 years ago. I cloned that drive to a 3TB "C" drive and installed it. I also have a 4TB "D" drive I put in this machine and two 3TB external drives that are connected 24/7 (this machine is on the hubs 24/7, my "share size" is about 6.5TB). I also have 8 additional outboard external drives in sizes 3-4TB that serve to keep TWO complete backups of all 4 active drives. 73 de Phil, KO6BB http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/ (Web Page) PRESENT RADIOS: Grundigs: S-350 (~2006), G6 (2011) & S450DLX (2014). Icom: R-75 With Cascaded 250 & 125Hz CW Filters. (~2005) Icom: IC-7200 Transceiver (~2015). Radio Shack: DX-380 digital portable (~1990). Zenith: Royal-7000 Transoceanic Portable (~1968). ACCESSORIES: Homebrew LF-MF Pre-Amp, MFJ-993B HF Auto-Tuner. Homebrew 8 Hz Audio Filter. ANTENNAS: 88 foot Long Ladder-line fed dipole at 35 feet AGL. Active Mini-Whip at 36 Feet AGL for LF/MW. 37 foot "Low Noise Vertical" at 11 feet AGL for LF/MW/SW. Merced, Central California, 37, 18, 37N 120, 30, 6W CM97rh On 7/25/2015 5:36 AM, KD7JYK DM09 wrote: > I have a 4 GB primary hard drive. About 1/3 is OS, the other 1/3 e-mail. > Misc files take up all but 400 MB. > > Can I copy the entire drive to my archival drive which has many tens of GB > of space, put in a larger C: drive, then copy eveything, OS and all, back to > the new large C: drive and expect it to run? > > Kurt > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Ham-Computers mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net > > List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF > ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com ** > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > From ka4inm at gmail.com Sat Jul 25 08:49:27 2015 From: ka4inm at gmail.com (Ron Youvan) Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 08:49:27 -0400 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> On 07/25/2015 01:36 AM, Kurt KD7JYK DM09 wrote: > I have a 4 GB primary hard drive. About 1/3 is OS, the other 1/3 e-mail. > Misc files take up all but 400 MB. > Can I copy the entire drive to my archival drive which has many tens of GB > of space, put in a larger C: drive, then copy eveything, OS and all, back to > the new large C: drive and expect it to run? If you are using LINUX or Unix yes you can, I have done it, if not, no. -- Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary: Every action results in unwanted side effects. From johngadd at comcast.net Sat Jul 25 13:52:42 2015 From: johngadd at comcast.net (john) Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:52:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? In-Reply-To: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> References: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> Message-ID: <313925262.20737417.1437846762194.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message from 30 year tech. 1.Better to install a FRESH O/S install on a FORMATTED Hard Drive. 2. There is a connecting device from your machine to the external HD for about $15,00. 3. Win XP is a security played O/s and no longer supported. 4. Win 7 is still available on E Bay and for the most part is back wards compatible. WARNING O/S is not generally copied over complete...unless you use a "Special Program" that copys bit by bit at the lowest level . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Youvan" To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or experimenting" Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 6:49:27 AM Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? On 07/25/2015 01:36 AM, Kurt KD7JYK DM09 wrote: > I have a 4 GB primary hard drive. About 1/3 is OS, the other 1/3 e-mail. > Misc files take up all but 400 MB. > Can I copy the entire drive to my archival drive which has many tens of GB > of space, put in a larger C: drive, then copy eveything, OS and all, back to > the new large C: drive and expect it to run? If you are using LINUX or Unix yes you can, I have done it, if not, no. -- Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary: Every action results in unwanted side effects. ______________________________________________________________ Ham-Computers mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com ** This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From danki6x at socal.rr.com Sat Jul 25 18:37:19 2015 From: danki6x at socal.rr.com (Dan Violette) Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:37:19 -0700 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? In-Reply-To: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> References: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> Message-ID: <004301d0c72a$77934b40$66b9e1c0$@socal.rr.com> Of course you can with cloning software on Windows. Note that you CANNOT just copy files. Like said though, you will be much happier in the long run installing fresh operating system on new drive and reinstalling used software. I moved in an SSD for C: and moved the Windows 7 to D:. Put Windows 8 on the SSD and all data was ready to use for all my software since on the D: drive (which I made the default data drive). Can even boot from the D: drive and get Win 7 as before (do it rarely and many updates usually ready). Dan KI6X -----Original Message----- From: Ham-Computers [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Youvan Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 5:49 AM To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or experimenting Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? On 07/25/2015 01:36 AM, Kurt KD7JYK DM09 wrote: > I have a 4 GB primary hard drive. About 1/3 is OS, the other 1/3 e-mail. > Misc files take up all but 400 MB. > Can I copy the entire drive to my archival drive which has many tens > of GB of space, put in a larger C: drive, then copy eveything, OS and > all, back to the new large C: drive and expect it to run? If you are using LINUX or Unix yes you can, I have done it, if not, no. -- Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary: Every action results in unwanted side effects. ______________________________________________________________ Ham-Computers mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com ** This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From kd7jyk at earthlink.net Sun Jul 26 00:23:22 2015 From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK DM09) Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 21:23:22 -0700 Subject: [Ham-Computers] Copy OS? References: <55B385D7.5030403@gmail.com> Message-ID: "If you are using LINUX or Unix yes you can, I have done it, if not, no." Hm... OS is Windows XP Home, Build 2600, Service Pack 3... Everything is formatted for FAT32 so I can use software going back some thirty years, I found I couldn't run most things when I originally installed XP as a NTFS drive. How about a DOS 6.22 floppy in the A:\ drive and copy it all over with that? No doubt I'll be drug into Windows 7 kicking and screaming just as I did from 3.11 to 98SE around 2001. Using 3.11 and 98SE as a basis, I figure XP will work another five to ten years, support is of no concern, functionality and stability is. Other ideas... I have piles of XP drives I'm saving because they are already functioning and a new install can't call out to it's overlords for registration... I have a couple of 7 computers too. Might be easier to somehow export the few critical things, I can copy files, but I'd like to pick up with e-mail where it left off, bookmarks are easy enough. All other programs I can re-download, only concern would really be my older stuff from the early 80's onward working with a new XP or even 7 drive. I have a few critical DOS programs I don't want to lose use of. Kurt