Try the jumper settings
1) Check that the jumber settings are properly configured if its an IDE HDD or check proper power cable is connected with it .ie molex in case of IDE HDD 2) Check that the IDE or Sata devices connected are disabled in the BIOS or not
Connect new hdd and check for proper jumper connection. Configure both HDD to master and slave if they are connected using same IDE cable or if they both have different set of IDE cables, then just connect the HDD and provide power cable from SMPS.. Similar for SATA HDD
The cabling.
You can only have 1 Sata HDD per Sata connector, however on IDE you can have 2 IDE, 1 set to master the other to Slave or if supported both set to CSS (Cable Select). So you can have 4 Sata HDD and 2 IDE HDD per IDE channel. One thing you need to be aware of is your Power Supply. Make sure it is capable of handling such a load or you will get write errors on the Drives. Hope that helps.
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Colour doesnt matter for the IDE. It is the number of pins that are available in the IDE slot If it is a 40pin IDE, it will support HDD and CD/ DVD RAM drives. If it is a 34 pin IDE, it supports the FDD
IDE is a type of computer drive (HDD or optical) interface. It is obselete now, all new computers have SATA interface instead.
Not possible, the same data can be stored both on floppy and HDD.
The SATA connector cable, or whatever connector cable you have from the drive to the motherboard.
HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive which is what your computer stores information on. SATA is a type of connection that powers and transmits data inside of your computer. It works in the same fashion that the older IDE/PATA standard did.
Hard Drives connect to the motherboard one of two ways. Either using a 40-wire/40-pin HDD ribbon cable, or an 80-wire/40-pin HDD ribbon cable. HDD stands for Hard Drive Disk.
IDE is a type of computer drive (HDD or optical) interface. It is obselete now, all new computers have SATA interface instead.