2007-01-21 05:53:49 · 9 answers · asked by wildwood081 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Shouldn't be a problem - like installing any other drive. As long as you have the slot for an exta hard drive, it's setting the pins to slave and installing on the 2nd spot on the ribbon cable. If it's new, you'll have to format.
2007-01-21 05:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by longhats 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As advised - yes. Most people don't realise that PC's have been able to support more than one hard disc since they were invented - hard discs only came in kilobytes back then.
One thought though - why not fit your new 30GB drive, then move your operating system and applications onto this, and use the old, but bigger, 120GB drive for your data? That way, if your OS ever "throws a wobbler" and needs to be re-installed, all your precious data is out of harms way on what will be your D: (for data, get it?) drive.
2007-01-21 15:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if it is an ide or a sata drive. ide turn off yer comp touch the case to get rid of any static. Put the jumper on the new drive to slave (at the back there is a diagram) then bung the new drive in on the middle connector of the ribbon cable your other drive is on. Plug in the power and away you go.
turn on and format the drive. You can do this from windows.
If it is sata you can set it up as a raid system or leave it alone but you may need a disk utility to set it up.
2007-01-21 14:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by drakshug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to put in such a small drive when they are so inexpensive??? If you have a spare drive bay, you'll have to set the jumper settings to make it a slave drive or your OS might try to install an OS from the 30Gb drive and claim there's no OS on the drive. Set it up in your BIOS.
2007-01-21 13:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by steve 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes ...turn off your computer....open up the case...slide your drive into an extra slot(If you have one) then connect the wires to the hard drive...The ribbon cable and the power cable...some computers have only one connector on the cable so if you only have one you need to buy one with two...after that set the jumpers to Master and Slave/ slave for the 30gb one...or if your computer supports Cable Select then set the jumpers to that on both drives...then close your case and turn it back on...
2007-01-21 14:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first you have to have an extra slot in the comp to actually add it on. if you do, there isnt much danger that can harm your original HD. just plug the cords and install the software and the comp will recognize it.
2007-01-21 14:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by mr man 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DONT !
Get an expert to do it. You could end up damaging your system, especially if you have never done this sort of thing before.
2007-01-21 17:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Eggo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
might have to update your bios to handle the extras gigs also
2007-01-21 14:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by theedman22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't use a hammer....
2007-01-21 14:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋