How do you install a secondary hard drive?
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use cable select on both of them and see if it works and if it wont recognize the new 1 then u have to format it and partition it that is probably y it wont recognize it
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if u have another hardisk then setup it to be the primary and then attach the other disk as a slave, if it is not working then try some software like partition magic
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Its not that easy:\nOn your motherboard, you might have two IDE connectors (the name of the connectors used to connect the Hard Disks to the motherboard - you can also have SCSI, which is faster). And on each IDE cable connecting to the IDE connectors, you might have two connectors for a master and a slave.\nMake sure that the hard disk you want to use to boot is configured as the primary master (using jumpers beside the power connectors on the hard disk), and the new hard disk is configured as secondary master, or any slave.\nStart your computer, and (I am assuming that you are using Win XP), partition and format your new hard drive (You can do this by going through Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management)\n\nPlease, if you don't have basic technical skills, I suggest you ask a technician to help you install the hard drive.\n(SCSI and external Hard Drives are easier to install and use.)
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This is quite easy.  We'll configure your existing hard drive to be a master drive and your new one to be a slave drive.  Here's how:\n\n0. Print out this guide and any other reference material you have.\n\n1. Turn off your computer.\n\n2. Pull all of the cables out of the back, including the power chord.\n\n3. Get a screwdriver and open the case.\n\n4. Have a look around inside and look for a flat (thin) but wide grey cable going from your motherboard (the big circuit board at the bottom of your case where everything plugs in to) to your existing hard drive.\n\n5. Make sure there is a spare plug on the cable.  One of the plugs will be going into your existing hard drive.  Also make sure that there is space in the metal rack where the hard drives go, and that there are screw holes in the rack.\n\n6. Unscrew the hard drive and unplug the IDE cable (the flat grey cable) and the power cable, and remove your existing hard drive.  \n\n7. At the same end where the cable went in there will be a series of pins.  These are called 'jumper' pins and they're used to determine whether or not the device is master or slave.  Two of the pins should be covered with a thin bit of plastic that joins them together - this is called a jumper.  (see the URL in the sources section below).\n\n8. Look on the case of the hard drive for a picture of which pins to cover to make the hard drive a 'master' drive.  Remove the jumper and put it back on the appropriate pins.  Use a pair of tweazers if it helps.\n\n9. Look at your new hard drive and configure it as slave (using the jumper pins, just like in step 8).\n\n\n10. Place both hard drives back into the computer in the metal racks, and remember which is which (maybe use some sticky tape temporarily to mark one of them).  Screw them both into the racks.\n\n11. Attach the master hard drive, your old hard drive, to the very end of the IDE cable (the flat grey cable).\n\n12. Attach the new hard drive to the middle plug in the cable. (see the URL in the sources section).\n\n13. Attach power cables to both hard drives.\n\n14. Put your computer case back on, but don't screw it in yet.\n\n15. Plug in your power, monitor and keyboard and turn the computer on.  Hold down the 'delete' key on your keyboard immediately.  This will take you to your computer 'bios' screen.\n\n16. Select the first option in the menu.  This should list the hard drives that have been detected.  If both hard drives are in the list then you're done.  Screw the case on properly.  If not, double check the jumper settings, the IDE cable and the power cable.  If you can't get it to work, DONT PANIC! Just take your computer to your local computer store and ask for help.
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There is documentation coming with the installation kit. Read this documentation. It will point you to further resources if needed.
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Install a second hard drive as the master and set your original as the slave through BIOS setup.  Format as bootable using CD bootdisk.  Once you have the system on new hard drive, scan slave drive for viruses, backup data that you want to save on new master, and voila!!!!
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First make sure the external hard drive is powered on.  I know that may seem like common sense but the simplest things are often over looked.  Next if your hard drive came with software you should install that.  If those things do not work go to start, control panel, in category view go to printers and other hardware, from there you will see something on the left side that says add hardware.  Go to that and follow the on screen instructions.  If you are in classic view just go to add hardware.  You can change the view on the left side of the screen.  After you have installed it restart your computer.  if there is something wrong you may need to reinstall something.  To check if something is wrong go to control panel again, in category view go to performance and maintenance then go to system.  In classic view just go to system.  Once in system go to the hardware tab then go to device manager.  Look for your external hard drive in the list of hardware installed on your computer.  If there is a yellow exclamation mark next to the hard drive then something isn't working correctly.
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you should use a laptop coverter to install as a slave on a nother computer.\n\nhttp://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HD-108&cat=HDD\n\nthen you might need a data recovery software. here is a good free one it is called PC Inspector File Recovery\n\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html
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This is very simple. Just connect both the external hard drives to you laptop. Now both of them should be recognized by your laptop. Now simply drag and drop the files and folders from one drive to another.\n\nHope you find this information useful.
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Because of the size limitations within a notebook PC, there is nowhere to permanently install a second hard drive.  However most notebook manufacturers sell special trays that you can put a hard drive into (have one for my Latitude) and then replace the CD drive with the second hard drive.  (Sorry, you can not use both the CD and second hard drive at the same time.)\n\nAlso, you should be able to find on-line a USB caddy which will allow you to install the second hard drive into it, and then plug the caddy into a USB port and use the drive.  If your laptop has USB 2.0, it should work fine.  If you only have USB 1.1, it will crawl.  Because most laptop hard drives are more expensive per meg then desktop hard drives, it is often cheaper to just pay a regular "desktop" USB hard drive and use it rather than buying a laptop drive and a caddy.\n\nBoth solutions give you only part time access to the drive (unless you plan to take the USB caddy with you everywhere you go).  So you will not want to install programs or put data you need "all the time" onto the second drive.
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Introduction:\n\nThere are thee different parts to a hard disk installation. You need to physically install the disk, tell the computer it has a new hard disk and finally configure the disk to work with your operating system. All of these points will be covered in detail. \n\nSetting the jumpers:\n\nOkay, so you need to get inside your PC, unscrew the screws that are holding the thing together. These are normally found around the edges of the back of the case. The number of screws can range from 2 to 6 screws, and all of them need to be out to gain access to your base unit. \n\nOnce inside, you will see a heap of cables and a lot of circuit boards, now don’t be scared, you can do this!\n\nRight, we need to prepare the hard disk. Take it out of any packaging it may have, and look carefully at the label on top. There should be a section on this label concerning jumper settings, these are very important. If you are installing the new hard disk and removing the old one, you can ignore this setting. However, if you are adding the new hard disk to the existing one, you need to change the jumper settings to slave. The jumper is a small piece of plastic with 2 metal contacts inside to connect two pins together. It is usually located next to the IDE and power cable connectors on one side of the hard disk. It will be set to Master as default, you need to look at the label on the top side of the hard disk and find out where you need to place the jumper to set it to slave mode.\n\nIDE Channels:\n\nOkay, lets talk IDE channels. This is where it can get a little complicated. There is a ribbon cable plugged into the back of your original hard disk. There should be one other connector on the cable, this may already be connected to your CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer. If not, just plug in the spare ide connector and away we go. Move onto section 2.\n\nOkay, so, if you’ve got a CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer, we need to utilise the other IDE connector on the motherboard. You should have had another IDE cable supplied with your CD rom drive. This will plug in on the motherboard directly above/below where your first IDE cable is located. It will only go in one way, so be careful as there are pins involved that if broken will render your computer useless. Once connected, we need to decide where we want to put things. \n\nFor CD rom drives, I would place the CD rom drive on the second IDE channel (set as master) and the extra hard disk set as slave (see above) on the first IDE channel. I will write another guide about choosing the best IDE channels for your peripherals later.\n\nBios Settings:\nOkay, so now you’ve physically connected your drive, its time to tell the bios that we have a new hard disk. You need to enter the bios (basic input output setup) when you boot up your computer, this is usually done by pressing del, F1 or F2 when prompted, around the time when the system is checking RAM. \n\nOnce in, you will be greeted with the familiar blue screen. Most motherboards have an IDE autodetection option, you need to select this by using the arrow keys and selecting with the enter key. \n\nThen you need to select autodetect and select your drive as and when it finds it. \n\nThen, save settings and exit the bios.\n\nPreparing the disk for use:\n\nOkay, now to configure the hard disk. The easiest way to do this is to use FDISK (fixed disk utility) You need to drop into dos mode for this, once there, type FDISK and press enter. \n\nYou will have a menu. At the top of the menu, it will say current fixed disk 1 or something, you need to change to fixed disk 2 – just select change disk and select your new drive (should be fixed disk 2). Now, just to double check, we need to select display partition information, there should be nothing there. If there are partitions defined, you have selected the wrong hard disk. \n\nNow, you need to make a new primary dos partition, select this option from the menu, it will ask if you want to make it
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go to start, accessories, system tools, disk cleanup.\n\nI also like the program crap cleaner to clean the harddrive. you can find it at filehippo.com. \nAlso to backup your harddrive, you need a dvdrw drive or an external hard drive or cdrw drive to copy your files to another storage space. i recommend the dvds or another hard drive because you'll need a lot of cds! then just burn your files like you would a music cd/dvd.
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1. Unplug all computer connections.\n2. Take off computer case.\n3. Find the cord going from your existing hard drive to the motherboard. There should be a free connection there somewhere.\n4. Plug in the new hard drive into that empty slot.\n5. You should see a 4 prong power cord coming from your existing hard drive. Find another one coming out of your power supply and plug it into your other hard drive.\n6. Screw in your new hard drive.\n7. Shut case and plug cables back in.\n8. Restart computer. Your computer should recognize the hard drive regardless of OS.\n\nPlease note that while these instructions work fine for installing hard drives on my computer, they might not work very well for yours. I'd get a second oppinion before you go tinkering w/ your computer if you've never done it before. Also, consult your computer manual for more detailed instructions.
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You can buy a box to stick the harddrive in and plug it into the usb or firewire port if you have one. You may have to give it a different drive letter designation though.
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Most external hard drives are just an internal ide drive with its own power supply. You should be able to remove the drive, set it as slave and install it in your PC. This is pretty simple. If the drive is still ok, you can then recover the data.
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you could install it as a slave drive and transfer files and install an os, then either switch the control for master/slave (varies by computer) or just switch the cables with the old hd. (you may have to switch places too, some of those cables are short and inflexible)
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install it as a 2nd HDD, boot to windows, R click on the My Comp icon. go to manage click on disk management then delete the partition on the drive >Poof< the partition is gone,