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When you remove a hard drive does it remove the programs as well?
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No. They will stay on the hard drive.
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You have windows vista installed if you remove and install a new hard drive can you put windows xp on it?
Yes. Actually, there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP on it as well. Note: Yes, you can there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP. and also you can install both opreting system single computer. XP and vista both.
How do you remove Trojan horse phisher-bzub?
If you get bzub you might as well throw out your hard drive, memory, CD drive, processor, and motherboard
What is the job of a hard drive?
The hard drive stores all the programs and data on your computer. This is both things like word documents, pictures, movies, etc as well as executable files and program related to the program you run.
If you only have 9 percent space free on your C Drive is there anyway you can free up space if you have already tried using disk defragmenter disk cleanup up and add or remove files?
well, first off disk defragmenter doesn't free up any hard drive space, it does what the name implies. Just defrags the memory on your computer. The only way to free up space on your computer is with add/remove programs. You then would remove certain programs you don't use anymore. You can change the drop down box to size so you can see which programs on you computer are taking up the most space then by deleting the ones you use less frequently you will free up hard drive space i.e C:\ see related links for a program which lets you see what is taking up space on your hard drive.
What do you do when you turn on your PC and all your programs are nowhere to be found?
You probably have a bad hard drive. Run diagnostics on the drive via a boot disk from cd-rom. The well known drive manufacturers have such a download available. It will check the health of the hard drive. The other possibility is that for some reason the "Master Boot Record", MBR is corrupt or bad, though the former problem is more likely. You may have to replace the hard drive and reinstall windows and programs.
Can you use a external hard drive with an Iphone?
Yes! Well No, Well Sorta! Direct connection = No However, if you have an external hard-drive on your wifi network, or if you want to use the hard-drive on your laptop then YES! FileShare™ will do this for you.
What part of the computer that stores all programs and operating system?
I am assuming you're asking what part of the computer sotres data in general. Well that would be the computers hard drive. To learn more about hard drives, go to www.howstuffworks.com and search "hard drives".
Hard drive is an input device?
It is. However, it is also an output drive. Since you can store information on a hard drive, as well as reading information from it, it is both.
How to Safely Remove a Computer Hard Drive?
Many computer users may never need to know where their computer hard drive is located. However, there are some that will inevitably have to replace their hard drive for whatever reason. Doing so may seem difficult, but it really isn’t. Listed below are some steps which will help you safely remove a hard drive. • The first step is one of the most important steps of this process. Make a back up of everything on your computer. Anything that is on your computer that you cannot risk losing needs to be backed up on a disk or external drive. If somebody other than you plans on using that hard drive, you should erase all the data on that drive as well. You can do so by reformatting your hard drive. • The second step is also very important. For your safety, once you have opened the case, any metal, such as rings, bracelets or metal near the computer should be removed. Once you have removed all the metal from around the computer, unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. After, and only after, the computer has been unplugged, touch the metal casing of the computer to prevent any static charge. • Once you have located the hard drive, disconnect it. Then unplug the hard drive from the power cables and the IDE. Grab the IDE cable and gently pull it until the connector breaks free. This can seem difficult if the connector is fitted tightly, but just give it a little tug. Make sure you pull straight out. You do not want to bend any pins during the process. • Once this is completed, you can remove the hard drive. If the hard drive is in a metal cage, find the screws that are holding it in place and remove them. Once the cage is free, remove the screws from the cage to free the hard drive. If your hard drive is not in a cage, then you will need to remove the screws on either side of the hard drive and take it out of the case. There you have it. You have successfully and safely removed your computer’s hard drive. Make sure you keep all the little screws somewhere they will not be lost, as you will need them to install your new hard drive.
Which harddrive cases are the most mobile?
The most mobile hard drive case available on the market is the Win Ammo Hard Drive Enclosure. This hard drive casing is thick and will protect your hard drive well as you transport it. Additionally, this hard drive comes with a built in encryption feature. This feature keeps your hard drive locked until an RFID key is used to unlock it. So if you accidentally lose your hard drive and case, anyone who finds it will find it difficult to access the data on your hard drive.
Are all programs consider as software?
well ok yes as the programs are software but like the actual computer is hard ware
How do you change a internal hard drive to a external hard drive?
The easiest way to make an internal hard drive portable is to purchase what's called a hard drive enclosure. Hard drive enclosures are kits that have everything you need to make your own portable hard drive. Make sure you get a hard drive enclosure that matches the size and interface type as your hard drive, as well as the means of connectivity that you wish. As an example, you can have a 3.5" IDE hard drive enclosure that connects to your computer with a USB cable. Most computer stores have hard drive enclosure. The best place to get one is probably tigerdirect.com. There are many of them available on eBay.
