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How do you put a 20GB hard drive on a arcade?
Okay this is really simple. 1. Place back of hard drive in the hard drive groove on top. 2. Then push the front down and it should click and that is all it takes
How would you know if your Xbox has a hard drive?
If you stand it up vertically and look at the top there should be a raised bit and there will be a metal stripe down it that says HDD
Will an external hard drive run down my battery?
An external hard drive with an AC power adapter will not run down your laptop battery. A USB powered compact drive, however, will draw additional battery power through the USB interface. The benefit is that a bulky AC adapter is not needed, making the unit easier to transport.
Will shutting down your computer destroy the hard drive?
If you mean switching off without shutting-down properly - it won't destroy the hard-drive - but it may cause errors. The hard drive is a flat disc, with a sensor that reads and writes information to it. When you shut-down the computer, it moves the sensor to an unused part of the disc, and cuts the power to the disc's motor.
A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer Which type of power connector should be used to connect to a PATA hard drive?
A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer Which type of power connector should be used to connect to a PATA hard drive?berg mini-molexmolex.20-pin ATX connector
What you should never do to your hard drive?
You should NEVER unplug your hard drive with your computer still powered on. It will destroy the drive.
What does the power connector do on the hard drive disk?
It connects the drive to the system power supply.
Does a drive bay device plug into the motherboard?
An internal hard-drive fits into a bay inside the computer's tower. A power cable from the power unit is plugged into the hard-drive. A data cable plugs the hard-drive into the motherboard.
What happens if you disconnect the power supply cord to the hard drive?
If you disconnect the power cord to the hard drive, when you turn the computer back on, the hard drive will not be operational. Additionally, if you leave the IDE (or SATA) cable connected when the power cable is disconnected, the system will take longer to POST because it will try to identify the device connected, but it will not be able to. If it is the only hard drive you have in your system, the computer won't boot up because your operating system is on the hard drive.
Wd mybook 320 gb external hard drive will not shut off even when the power onoff button is held down and MacBook Pro laptop won't recognize it anymore after 2 yrs of no problems until now please help?
You should try re-installing the software that came with your external hard drive. Or, you can simply turn off your har drive manually after your shut down your Mac. If you are worried that you may cause data damage if you disconnect your external hard drive from your laptop before it stops processing, as long as your MacBook Pro is completely shut down and turned off, no data is transferring between that and your hard drive so it should be safe to manually disconnect it.
Where does the hard drive connect to?
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is, and should be connected to a SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) or PATA(Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment). Connecting to one of these ports will enable the motherboard, or rather the whole computer to read the hard disk drive. Also, it should be connected to one of the power supply cables to be able to power up the hard disk. Sometimes, there are attachments or enclosures that enables the hard disk to connect to a computer using USB.
Can you touch a hard drive?
You should only touch the outside of a hard drive. The parts of the hard drive you should not touch are inside. The hard drive is sealed and if you break the seal, you void any warranties and risk any data you have inside.
