How do I Install a Hard Drive?
If you would like to replace your old hard drive with an upgraded drive, this is a simple process that can be done at home. Most new hard drives will come with installation instructions to make the task easier for you.
Steps To install A Hard Drive
- Shut down the computer, and unplug all accessories attached to it.
- Continue by unplugging the computer completely from its power source, wait fifteen seconds, and "ground" yourself to prevent electrical shock.
- Remove the screws holding the computer's cover in place.
- Remove the computers cover and place it gently to the side.
- Locate the computer's old hard drive in the drive bay, and remove any cables or wires attached to it. The main cables will be a data cable and a power cable. While removing them, be sure to document where they attach in order to reattach them.
- Locate the screws used to anchor the hard drive to the frame of the computer case.
- After the old hard drive has been unscrewed, remove it from the frame, and screw the new hard drive into place.
- If another hard drive is present, set your jumpers by determining which drive is the "master" and "slave" for an older drive. The setting can remain as "single" or "master" when one drive is installed.
- Reattach the data cable and power cable which were attached to the originalhard drive.
- Replace the computers cover.
- Plug all cables back into the computer.
- Power on the computer.
- If it is installed correctly, the computer should auto-recognize the new hard drive.
You are now ready to partition and format the new hard drive.
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