I need some computer help

[Toyota h8r]

This may sound dumb or easy to you, but what entails upgrading a hard drive? I can do the actual hands on part, but the whole software deal has me lost. Also, the comp has a second "port/ied?" for a hard drive, so how would i go from one to two? Thanks, Shelby

 

[JMDigital]

You can add a 2nd hard drive. (Its IDE) and have 2. If you replace your hard drive then you have to either re-install windows and all software, or you can copy the data from the old to the new then put the new one in.

Either way it sounds like if you want to do this you need to add the 2nd drive and leave the 1st one alone. If you just want a bigger drive to store files, I would just get an external USB drive. This way you don’t have to take the computer apart.

 

[Toyota h8r]

i know how to do the tear down and such, but what about the pin setup on the back of the hd?(shunt?) I have a hd from a another computer that the motherboard died and i want to use that as a 2nd hd on my newer computer. They both have windows xp sp2. Thanx, Shelby

 

[1jzdreamer]

If they are both IDE and you have a Four plug IDE cable... (1 for mobo, 1 for each hd, and one for cd drive) then its as simple as plugging it in. Put the jumper on the hard drive you have in right now on master, and the new one on slave. Computer should boot off of the old one but you can access the new one. If you just want to upgrade your harddrive (take out one you have now and put in a new one) and that new one already has windows on it... just unplug the first one and plug in the new one, jumpers should all be right.

 

[Toyota h8r]

cool i'll try this tomororw. Thanx for the help.:icon_bigg

 

[Toyota h8r]

Thanx all for the help all!:love: I have two hard drives, YAY!