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How To Replace a Faulty Hard Drive

If you have ever owned your own computer drive to the mother board. SATA on the
then at some point you have had to deal other hand, uses a lot smaller cable.
with hardware that dies at some point. They both also have some form of power
Often many people do not know what is cable attached to them. This is usually a
even wrong, but just their computer quit small, white plastic jack for IDE, and an
working and will not start. Oddly enough, even smaller black jack for SATA. Once
when you actually try to start the you know what kind you have you simply
computer it beeps a few times and need to go buy a new hard drive thats the
suddenly displays a message... "OS Not same as the old drive.
Found". 7. At this point you can disconnect the
Luckily for us though, its actually quite old hard drive. Do not disconnect the
simple to replace a broken hard drive. cables yet.
Most of the time the only tool you even 8. Install the new hard drive to the slot
need is a phillips screw driver. and screw it back down properly.
Following these steps will allow you to 9. Once you have the new hard drive in
replace that hard drive in no time flat! place, disconnect the first cable from
So here they are... the old hard drive.
10. Attach this cable to the new hard
1. Disconnect the power cable from the drive.
back of the computer. 11. Disconnect the last cable and attach
2. Once you have the power disconnected, it to the new hard drive.
unplug all the other cables and wires 12. With both cables connected, you
from the computer. should be able to replace the cover and
3. Place the computer tower on a table or screws to reseal your computer case.
stand to allow easier access to the 13. Re-attach each cable to the back of
computer. your computer, connecting the power cable
4. Locate the two screws holding the back up last.
cover on the side of the computer. Some 14. Install a fresh copy of Windows on
computers, like Dell, have a handle or your computer and you should be good as
button you press that will release the new. Most computers come with some kind
side of the computer for you without of disk that will reinstall Windows for
having to remove any screws. you. Simply turn on your computer, insert
5. Remove the cover and place off to the the disk as soon as you can, and it
side, out of the way. should display a message asking you if
6. Unless you ordered more than one hard you would like to boot from the CD. The
drive for your computer, most computers Windows installation is fairly simple
only come with one hard drive. Most of after that.
the time they are located in the spot Once you've replaced a hard drive,
directly under your computer's CD-ROM or replacing other things like a vidoe card,
DVD player. Older computers use IDE's or modem are a piece of cake. Most
drives and newer computers use SATA everything else simply plugs into some
drives. IDE is easy to spot as it has a kind of slot making most hardware work a
fairly wide cable attaching the hard breeze.




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