Internal harddrives

thedude23 · 5 Nov 2009 at 17:57

Hi
Was thinking of buying another internal hardrive,Im just wondering are they easy to install?

Paul11 · 5 Nov 2009 at 17:59

yes

edit:

to be more helpful than that

1) open case and put new HD in
2) plug in new HD to SATA port on motherboard
3) plug in power cable to new HD
4) switch on pc

windows should see it automatically, but if not its just a simple few clicks in windows to get it working

SlyReaper · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:00

Yes. Just plug in a spare sata power cable, a spare data cable and you're good to go. Physically fastening the disk depends on your case.

thedude23 · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:05

Thanks

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thedude23 · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:06

Oh and should I go with sata or an IDE harddrive?

SlyReaper · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:24

Sata

Edit: that's assuming your motherboard isn't from the stone age

thedude23 · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:39

SlyReaper said:
Sata

Edit: that's assuming your motherboard isn't from the stone age

I have this motherboard,only got it last september

ASUSTEK
Description:MAXIMUS II FORMULA S775 P45 ATX SND+2XGLN+U2+1394 FSB1600 SATA2R IN

and I have this harddrive atm

WESTERN DIGITAL
Description:HD Caviar SE/160GB SATA II 7200rpm 8MB

and this power supply

ANTEC
Description

SU/TruePower Quattro 850W 80PLUS Certified PSU with Active Power Factor Correction ( PFC ) , 100v-240v ,Supports EPS12V v2.91 and ATX12V systems

What hardrive do ye recommend I get?

SlyReaper · 5 Nov 2009 at 18:48

This one

Paul11 · 5 Nov 2009 at 19:23

yeh, that one ^

thedude23 · 6 Nov 2009 at 14:56

Paul11 said:
yeh, that one ^

Thanks for the help lads,appreciate it.

ChileanLlama · 6 Nov 2009 at 17:21

Just to add to Paull11's instructions;

5) If you have problems booting after adding the new disk - make sure your new disk is not the first in the boot priority, you can change this in the BIOS.

thedude23 · 6 Nov 2009 at 23:05

I'll member that thanks.