| 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.
|
