2007-01-01 11:50:01 · 7 answers · asked by Narsil 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You need to Turn power off, remove power cords, and open the cover to begin with. Other things are
1) Whether it is an SATA or PATA type.
SATA type have a narrower connector and PATA has a wider connector.
2) Both type of HD need to be conneected to power connectors
3)If It is the pata type, and if it a single disk then you need not worry about jumper position. But if there are two HDs then you need to make one as a master disk, and another as a slave disk if you are conneting both to the same data cable, or if there are other devices as a cd/dvd drive, The jumper positions are marked on each HD for reference.
5) A single drive on a data cable can be a master. A single disk with a cd drive on a data cable also can be a master.
6) After attaching the HDs physically , and restarting computer you need to open BIOS of computer to see if the HDs are detected in BIOS, and to select a boot sequence. save and exit(F10)
For connecting HDs you need not have them formatted, and they should be detected in BIOS, however it will not appear in windows explorer unless it is formatted. You need to format it by going in control panel > Administrative Tools > COmputer Management > Disk MAnagement
select the disk and right click to see the menu. (In XP)
(However in case of previous OS you can go in DOS mode after connecting the HD, and format it there for example
>format d:\
where d is your newly connected hard disk
You need to format all the partitions on the hard disk. A partition on a hard disk will not be visible in windows explorer if it is not formatted
2007-01-01 13:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even when its connected it doesn't show up on "my computer" I think it has to be formated or something like that.
Go into your cmos settings by turning off your computer, turning it back on and pressing delete or f1, depending on your system, and see if its listed there, most likely it is. When I installed my new HD (a seagate) I had to go to thier web site and download software that formated it and put it on the system, it was free, called disc wizard, but I think you can use partition magic.
2007-01-01 12:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by chambers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a slot to fit it in, a spare power connector for this drive, an IDE or SATA cable connector to also fit this hard drive. And ofcourse a little common sense to remember to switch off the computer first.
2007-01-01 15:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally a user look for a "molex" connector which is connected to hard disk to connect that one to the hard disk inorder to give power supply to the hard disk and then it found in the boot setup for recognization.
2007-01-01 19:09:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 20:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to cmos and search is your computer recognised the hard drive or not.
2007-01-02 20:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open The CMOS menu to see if it is recognized by the computer.
2007-01-01 11:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋