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Do you need to have windows 7 on a hard drive before installing Windows 8?
It depends on type of Windows 8 installer. If it is update, you need Windows OS preinstalled. If it is full installer, you can install it on a bard hard drive.
How many Conductors are found in a SATA date cable?
SATA Data Cable Has 7 Conductors. yes 7 internal conductors.
How much free space does Windows need on a hard drive?
During installation, Windows 7 will need about 16GB on a hard drive.
What role does a hard drive plays on the computer?
The hard drive stores the Operating System. Like for example : Windows XP or Windows Vista or even Windows 7 without the hard drive your computer will not turn on.
Which hard drive do you use?
I use a Windows 7 HDD drive in my home computer. It is fast, and reliable.
What are the three AT hard drive interface standards that do not use a 40-conductor hard drive cable?
ATAPI-5, ATAPI-6, and ATAPI-7 ATAPI-5, ATAPI-6, and ATAPI-7
How do you format an hard drive that is running Windows 7?
BE AWARE of what you just asked, format means to erase EVERYTHING on the drive/partition. There are at least 4 methods that I know of that can erase Windows 7 off of your hard drive. * Open start menu, type CMD, and hit enter, type in FORMAT C:\ and hit enter. (C can be another drive letter, the one that has Windows 7 installed on it.) * Install another operating system over it, as most OS installs have the ability to format a partition. * Delete the partition that has Windows 7 installed on it using Disk Management (google it). * If you hook the HD that has 7 installed on it to another Windows computer, you can open (My on XP) Computer, right click the drive that has 7 installed on it, and click format.
How do you partition drive to have XP and Windows 7 on it?
When you are getting ready to install the OS, either Windows 7 or Windows XP. It has an option to Format or Partition a hard drive. If you use the partition function you can decide how much you want to take out of the hard drive storage.
Does that hard drive of a Windows 7 computer function during Sleep or Hibernate mode?
No. In sleep the RAM and network cards keep running, but nit the hard-drive. In hibernate everything powers down, after data on RAM is stored on the hard-drive. Either way, the hard drive turns off.
How can I create a Windows 7 and Ubuntu dual boot with Back ups for both on 2 hard drives?
I would suggest installing windows on one hard drive, then installing ubuntu on the same hard drive. Use the other hard drive for the backups (partition it).
What is the C drive used for?
Drive 'c' is the hard drive that the operating systems (Windows XP/ Vista/ Win 7 etc) is stored.
How can you transfer data from an hard drive with XP to a hard drive with Windows 7?
Connect both hard-drives to the mainboard and power, boot the Windows 7 one and drag-drop your files. If your mainboard doesn't support the harddrive you can use a USB HUB or dock.
