how do you install a new harddrive to a computer?



Answers:
set the jumper setting to master of slave ( depending on how u are using it ) then connect ribbon cable with pin 1 by power jack and your set.

Other answers:
Will the new drive be replacing the old drive or is it an additional drive? More information would be helpful.


check out these links, pretty detailed and if you click on the pics you get a larger view.

http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_install_hard_floppy_drives.shtml
http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_sata_install_hard_floppy_drives.shtml

first link is for older hard drives {ide}
second is for newer drives {sata}

little scary at first, but pretty simple stuff actually.
  • Where does Dell rank on you're laptop meter?
  • how do i wire up a serial port?
  • can you use a camera from a play station 2 game for a web cam?
  • System not resuming after POST?
  • boarding school?
  • How long do you leave a laptop plugged in?
  • what is a TnL supported graphic card?
  • trying to upgrade 98 to 2000during the setup it tells me it has determined your hard drive is corrupted?
  • what is the easiest way to clear your computer hard drive?
  • How can I transfer a speech I have recorded from my minidisc to my pc?