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Adding a hard drive
Not being a hardware wiz , but wanting to add a second drive, is this a
valid approach? The system now has CD and DVD drives as PRIMARY master/slave. The ATA hard drive is the SECONDARY master. (This has worked fine for years.) Can I assume that adding the new HD (P)ATA is a matter of… Jumpering it as the slave. Plugging the second connector on the SECONDARY master ribbon cable (along w/power) into the drive. Anything missed? Can I further assume that changing boot order in BIOS will bring up the desired drive, or that a multi-boot loader can be utilized? Grazie |
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Adding a hard drive
Note: OEM versions may not included: Instructions, Diagnostic CD (you can
download this software directly from the manufacture's web site) and Ribbon cable. If you plan to Dual Boot then how you partition and format the second (new) drive is an important consideration. You also did not state the size of the new drive and how old you PC is. Some older PC's may not fully support Large Drives. JS wrote in message ... Not being a hardware wiz , but wanting to add a second drive, is this a valid approach? The system now has CD and DVD drives as PRIMARY master/slave. The ATA hard drive is the SECONDARY master. (This has worked fine for years.) Can I assume that adding the new HD (P)ATA is a matter of… Jumpering it as the slave. Plugging the second connector on the SECONDARY master ribbon cable (along w/power) into the drive. Anything missed? Can I further assume that changing boot order in BIOS will bring up the desired drive, or that a multi-boot loader can be utilized? Grazie |
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