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How to install new hard drive into PC?
Requirements:1. Know how to operate a screw driver.2. Know how to access your BIOS.3. Not be afraid of the inside of a computer.4. The right hard drive (see below)The right hard drive:There are two main interfaces a hard drive can have. The newest one is known as SATA. The older one is known as PATA, or IDE. Computers made before 2004 probably don't have SATA connectors, and some new computers don't have a PATA controller. To identify what type of drive your computer supports, look at the cables. If the computer uses flat, wide ribbon cables, it uses PATA. If it uses a narrow, thick cord, it uses SATA.There are also some size considerations to worry about. A computer made before 2002 probably cannot use a hard drive larger than 137 GB. The BIOS simply doesn't support the addressing modes required.Installing:1. Remove your PC's cover.2.a.) If you are replacing a current PATA drive, unplug the old one, and set the jumpers on the new drive to the same setting as the old one - Master or Slave.b.) If you are replacing a SATA drive, just unplug the old one and plug the new one in with the same cable.c.) If you are adding a SATA drive, plug one cable into your drive, and the other into an available connector on the motherboard.d.) If you are adding a PATA drive to a current cable with a device already attached, set the jumper to Slave.e.) If you are adding a PATA drive to a new cable by itself, set the jumper to Master.3. Enter your BIOS, and see that your drive is detected properly. If it is not, double-check step 2.4. You can use either the Windows setup program, or a third-party program, to format the hard drive. For an excellent third-party tool, I strongly recommend GParted.
How many PATA devices can be installed on a typical ATX motherboard?
This depends on the number of PATA controllers in the computer. Most older motherboards have only two controllers, while newer ones often have only one, or sometimes none at all. Each PATA controller can support up to two drives.
What does the stripe on PATA cables indicate?
On PATA cables the stripe down one side indicates which side is pin 1.
What are some good ways on how to recover data from hard drives?
Some good ways on how to recover data from hard drives are replacing the cables on the hard drive, switch the drive pin settings if it is a PATA drive or to dislodge the actuators. One can also try to use another PCI controller.
What does a slave drive do?
On the older style ATA drives, now called PATA or simply IDE, each drive chain had two positions for drives. One was called the Master, and the other the Slave drive. The drives performed in exactly the same manner, and the only difference most people would notice was that the Master drive was given a drive letter before the slave drive. In short, a Slave drive does everything a Master drive does.
When an ide pata CD drive is connected along the same cable as a faster hard drive it is important to set the CD drive to?
set the faster drive to master jumper settings only if it has a working OS on it if not then it wont matter. just remember whichever drive you're using to boot your OS from is the one you have set on master and the second drive should be set to slave jumper settings.
On a system with one hard drive and one cd-rom what is the typical placement of the cd-rom drive?
Master drive on the primary IDE channel
How do I connect one hard drive for the operating system and one hard drive for storage?
There is no special connection or setup needed. You simply set the drive you want to use for the operating system to boot first in the BIOS, then install the operating system to the appropriate drive. During the install process, you may also want to format the other drive.
What could be wrong with my self drive mower it does not drive thanks?
There are many questions that need to be answered before this can be answered. - is this mower one that drives it self or is a ride on - what is the trade name and year of manufacture of the mower. - Is it chain drive , friction drive , belt or hydraulic drive or any other The main thing is you have established that is the drive system that is at fault and when you know what type of drive system you have, it will highlight where the fault may be
Is it true that every time using a USB Thumbdrive you will only see one drive letter in a PC or windows based system?
it depends on how many partitions you created on the drive - most people go with one, so only get one new drive letter pop up
Two OS with one internal hard drive?
DUAL PLATFORM - Yes you can have two operating system in one hard drive.
How do you replace Raid 1 drives with larger raid 1 drives?
It is relatively easy to replace Raid one drive with a larger Raid one drive. You must turn off your system, and take out the drive, and place the larger drive in its place. Next, you turn on the system, and install the larger drive.
