if I put a second hard drive in my Dell Dimension 2400 do I have to do anything alse besides hook it up?? any system cahnges that I have to make or should it config automatically when I hook it up?
2006-09-14 09:51:22 · 11 answers · asked by drummer_guy2010 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
If everything is "stock" and you only have the single partition (that is C:\ is your hard disk and D:\ is a DVD or CD-ROM drive) then you should be able to follow the instruction on Dell's website quite easily, and everything "should" go smoothly.
BE SURE TO READ and follow the instructions that come with your new hard drive. The disk will need to be partitioned and formatted. Your new drive (if purchased new in box) will come with easy-setup instructions, and should have a bootable CD-ROM to help you setup the disk for use.
If you just need extra storage space, consider an external USB 2.0 hard drive. It's portable, and very easy to setup. The thing I like about external drives is the portability, and the fact that I can move it WITH my computer upgrade.
2006-09-14 10:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by The Rev. Johnny B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has correctly mentioned setting the jumpers on the drives but make sure that the master drive is also plugged into the end plug on the IDE (ribbon) cable. The middle plug is for the slave drive.
Check your drives. There may be a graphic on them showing the jumper positions.
2006-09-14 10:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, jumpers have to be set properly - I would set them for cable detect, connecting your primary OS drive on the middle of the cable and your new HDD at the end of the cable.
Then there is the partitioning and formatting that has to be done. This is majorly dependent upon which OS you are running, so I'll not get into that. Good luck - its really easier than it sounds.
2006-09-14 10:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by Nientech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to set the jumpers on the drives. Take a look here http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/op/jump-c.html If the drive is going to be used as storage then set the primary drive jumper to master and the second drive jumper to slave. If you have windows xp you can format the drive in windows using the disc management tool.
2006-09-14 09:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by DaProfessor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 23:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you set the jumpers on the drive itself appropriately for whether you want the drive to be a master or a slave on the particular channel to which you attach it, the operating system usually does the rest.
2006-09-14 09:54:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello. First you need to check your cmos. you will have to refer to your owner manual , most are control+esc
but they are all different. The cmos is your setup. You need to look and see what you hd is, its either master or slave. Than look at your cdrom and see what it is, master or slave. Okay now if your hd was set to master than your new one could be slave use same powerstrip for both if you can. If there is not a free one on hd use one off cdrom. make sure new drive is set to either master or slave. jumpers on back. Hope it helps.
2006-09-14 10:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by zoranth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um if its a new hd u should have a install disk the came w/ it if not find out what type make and model and find it on the internet to download and u should be fine
2006-09-14 13:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, usually it will find it on it's own. If not, you can go into the bios by pressing F1 I believe and checking the harddrive set up.
If it does find it then you are all set although if it is new you may have to format it.
2006-09-14 09:54:41 · answer #9 · answered by lafatlife 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your Question is not that clear about the problem your facing
2006-09-14 18:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by santhosh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋