How to install a hard drive on your computer.

 


Today 's hard to find a computer user , who is not on the hard drive stores a collection of media : music, video, etc. Undoubtedly, for storing movies in good quality requires enough memory on the hard disk . With constant hard disk recording new video files, install programs, games , etc. space ends very quickly . One of the simplest solutions to increase disk space is to install a new hard drive .Hard drives are now available in different volumes and mainly connected via connector SATA, rarely - IDE. Also there are two types of hard drives - this SSD and a regular hard drive . Benefits are in the first high-speed read / write files, and the second - in its low cost .So you've bought a new hard disk, start the installation . Turn off the computer and remove the two side covers of the system unit . Before installing the hard disk, it is necessary to prepare . To do this, pay attention to the back side of the disc , close to the SATA connectors and power supply has a jumper .

Permutation jumpers can assign the hard drive as the primary (Master) or secondary (Slave). Bole detail jumper setting , you can read the manual for this model Hard Drive . But if you want a new hard drive to install the operating system, then move the jumper to Master. While a disc with the jumper in position , move the Slave. Conversely, if you want to use the installed hard disk as the primary , then move the new hard disk jumper to Slave.Proceed directly to the installation.Hard disk mounted on the chassis of the system unit ( housing) to the corresponding skid and secured with four screws.

Connect the power cable to the hard drive in the correct slot. Also connect the SATA cable to the hard disk and the corresponding socket on the motherboard. The whereabouts of the connectors on the motherboard can be found in the manual of the motherboard. The image shows the sata connectors on the hard drive and on the motherboard, as well as the power connectors.

The motherboard sata connectors usually celebrate the inscription with the name sata1, sata2, sata3 or stand in the complex for several connectors.

Close the side cover and start the computer . When you turn on your hard drive automatically determined BIOS- th and does not appear as a marked area . For further use need to format it . If you want to install your operating system, then you need to boot from the installation disk and install Windows.Also, a new hard drive can be divided into multiple logical partitions . This can be done using standard means of Windows ( Computer Management ) or using third-party utilities such as Partition Manager.As you can see , nothing complicated to install and connect a hard drive ( HDD ) .