need to print simple instructions on how to replace and format a hard drive caviar 23000?
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Go to the Western Digital web site. They not only have these instructions, but special software to make it easy.
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i am a hardware tech.\nit is very simple.just follow these steps.\ni am assuming this is a  second hard drive.\n1)connect it to the computer.\n2)turn it on.\n3)enter the bios.\n4)enable the disk\n5)restart\n6)boot to windows as usual\n7)you should be able to see the new hard drive in my computer\n8)format it.\n9)you are done.\nif you need further assistence..\nwrite to me at:\naanonymouus@yahoo.com
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JUst change the HDD with another brand type HDD. Try Western Digital, they are pretty good at hard drives.
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It came with a Quick Start guide.  Try that.  I am not sure why you would want us to retype the basic instructions.   Be sure to tell us the Brand and model number.   Just maybe we would not have to try and READ YOUR MIND.  \n\nIf this is just a copier, wouldn't you start by plugging it in, place the original paper on the glass and hit COPY (or whatever the big button is on top).  I am not sure why you think that you need to be some kind of Computer Whiz for something so simple.  I wonder if you tried? \n\nGood luck
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take a look at this \nhttp://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8200/replace.htm#1101964
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All hard drive manufacturers offer a free utility to do what you are trying to do.  Download Western Digitals "Data Lifeguard 11" from their website.  It is free, very easy to use and works perfectly on any brand of drive.  Just install the drive, start data lifeguard and copy the drive. If you want the drive to be your new boot drive, check Format drive as boot disk when prompted and your good.
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I'm not 100% certain, but (and I don't mean for this to sound sarcastic,) you might want to try looking CAREFULLY at the drive. Usually, drive manufacturers will have a nice well-printed "info sheet" attached to the drive, which will tell you what to do / how to configure the jumpers on it. That's the BEST case scenario.\n\nBarring that-\n\nLook at the PLASTIC by the jumper pins. Sometimes (in embossed plastic,) they'll say something like SL, MA, CS or something like that. It might look something like this:\n\n(NOTE: You may want to copy and paste this "graphic" into Notepad to view it better - Sorry... it looked better as I was composing it!)\n\n..MA....SL....CS    \n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n\nIf that's the case, then the embossing denoting the letters SL would carry your jumpers across them: like this (designated by the upper-case XXs:\n\n..MA....SL....CS    \n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n|,,o,,|,,X,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n|,,o,,|,,X,,|,,o,,|,,o,,|\n+-----+-----+-----+-----+\n\nIf THAT doesn't work for you, you might want to try looking at the exposed circuit-board, which may also have some printed desgnation on it similar to the above. You'll just have to draw the lines yourself.\n\nIf ALL ELSE FAILS, you can just try going CableSelect -\n\nThat means pull the jumpers which set your current "Master" drive to "Master" (if there are any other jumpers on it, leave THEM alone,) and pull ALL of the jumpers from your Hitachi drive (again - with regards to the ones which denote master, slave, or CableSelect - though, if either of them say "CS," put a jumper across those.)\n\nConnect the drives to your computer on the SAME CABLE, and boot your computer - if it doesn't boot, then SWAP the drives. (With Cable Select, the way the drives are attached on the cable designate which is the master and which is the slave - the IDE cable may even say "Master" and "Slave" on it!)\n\nGood Luck! Hope that helped!
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try this one first\nLocal>Disk>From Image\n\n:> peace
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Here is the solution:\n\n1.Open My Computer.\n2.Right-click on the HDD and select properties.
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you need a new DRIVE take it to a PC repair shop.
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you could try your local mom and pop computer repair store
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(m)\n\ngoto the following link to format a disk step by step \n\nhttp://www.uth.tmc.edu/scriptorium/howto/format/disk.html
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Formatting would be your best bet. Though there are certain commercial softwares which do this for you and then rewrite junk on the drive so that all previous info is lost but since nothing important is there a simple reformat would do. In order to do it you would have to boot into the command prompt. if you are using a certain brand like Dell or HP they have system restore which allows you to reset your computer to the day you bought it thus in effect starting out on a clean slate for any new user.\nI would personally recommend this(provided of course you have this feature)\n\nCheck out the link on Cnet about deleting data, it also has some links for softwares which will help you erase your HardDisk.
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if your drive is listed in the my computer folder on your desk top, you can simply right click the scroll down to format and left click and follow the instructions. this works for internal and external drives.\nif that fails or you get an error message, you can co to control panel scroll arond untill you find disk manager\nthen as before find the drive to be formatted and as above select format.\nif your drive is is set to two or more partitions and you want the drive re-partioned as one you need to delete both partitions on the drive then reformat to the drives MAXimum capacity.\nall explained under windows help.\nstubert you only need to use the original CD if your re-formating and repartioning your boot drive but not for additional drives.\nif you are going to reformat and repartion your priamary boot drive then use the windows cd to find the back up utility that is hiodden on the cd, install and make a backup copy of your hard drive prior to formatting your hard drive.\nmake sure to have a floppy disk available for the back up utility to use to create a boot/recovery disk. also make sure to creat a backup on dvd's if you can or an external hard disk drive.
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get this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1733195&CatId=2213\nstick your hard drive in it and plug it in the usb port and you can get all of the info from your old drive and now you have a handy, portable hard drive!
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to reformat an external drive\nplug it into your pc\nrigh click on the drive icon\nselect format
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Realistically, you just replace it. Like most consumer electronics these days, cd writers are disposable, i.e. would cost more to repair than to replace.  If you don't mind opening up your computer (turn it off first of course) it is suprisingly easy to loosen a couple of screws, slide the old unit out the front. There are a couple of cables, just plug them into the new unit the same way the old unit was plugged in. When you power up your computer the new drive will automatically be recognized. Finally, you might consider spending just a little more money to get a DVD burner (which will also burn CD's). Good luck.