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[Hammyofdoom]

Hey guys, I was just curious how hard it is to install a second internal hard drive into a computer? i plan on getting another 500 gig hard drive, and I have a tower that has PLENTY of space to work around in, so if its as simply as popping it into an open spot, I'd be able to do that. Or is it something I'd want some technical help with?

[Maria Caliban]

It's very easy. There will be instructions in the package, but it's as simple as popping it in to the case and attaching a cable.



I assume as your tower is large, there's an actual slot to put the HD in.

[Hammyofdoom]

Thats what I figured. I've put in RAM and graphics cards before, but I just wasnt entirely sure. The case is large (alienware full tower)

[olwyn13]

You may also have to set the pins (back of the drive) to "slave" since you're going to use it as your secondary drive. Also in the manual. It is pretty easy. There are also some good step-by-step instructions around - just Google harddrive install and it will give you loads of links.

[Hammyofdoom]

Ok thanks people First thing I have 80ish bucks to spend, it'll be spent on this then.

[Jorithel Ravencrest]

You will pop it in, plug one end of the SATA to the motherboard, and then plug the other end of the SATA cable to the drive...plug in the power to the drive and presto chango..installed drive. In windows right click on My Computer or /Computer and select manage Select storage/disk management. Here you can format your newly installed drive.

[GhoXen]

Depending on the type of your case, you may have to take both sides of the case apart in order to loosen/put in some screws. That's the case with me anyway, but I'm using a slightly more inconvenient Tsunami Dream.

Modifié par GhoXen, 30 octobre 2009 - 01:34 .

[Hammyofdoom]

Mine opens from one side, so its easy. This thing is the easiest computer I've ever dealt with when it comes to the inner workings. I could do a little jig in it if I wanted

[Jorithel Ravencrest]

If it's an EIDE drive you may or not need to change the pin selectors as mentioned. Odd's are you'd have the first cable connected to the hard drive and the DVD player. In this case you can just add the second cable to the MOBO and attach to the drive. Default pin settings are usually CS (cable select), which should technically auto detect master/slave...but often that does not work which is where you end up setting one to master and the other to slave. If it is the only drive on the cable it should be set to CS or Master. Hopefully you only have at most 3 devices hooked up if it is in fact an EIDE connetor (PATA)...as if I remember correctly you can only have 4 PATA devices attached at the same time (2 cables with 2 device connectors each).



So I gues before you buy any new gear verify that you have the appropriate connectors available on the motherboard.

[Hammyofdoom]

Thanks Jorithel, I'll keep that in mind

[Mordaedil]

Make sure you get a 1TB or 2TB drive. Nothing else is worth spending your money on in these days and they are cheap enough anyway.

[Cuuniyevo]

Not really, Mordaedil. In my opinion, a couple medium-sized drives are better, just in case one goes bad. That hardly ever happens, but hey, losing half of your stuff isn't as bad as losing all of it. Call me paranoid. x_X

[Irx]

Cuuniyevo wrote...

Not really, Mordaedil. In my opinion, a couple medium-sized drives are better, just in case one goes bad. That hardly ever happens, but hey, losing half of your stuff isn't as bad as losing all of it. Call me paranoid. x_X

Buy 2x 1Tb drives and make a mirror raid than. )

[Mordaedil]

And that's why I have Steam and a server I upload my save games to.



And *ahem* other files. Also, like seven separate drives lying around my room.

[flem1]

Master/slave jumper setting? What is this, 2003?



Seriously, I'm pretty certain any current drive is going to be SATA.

[Jorithel Ravencrest]

More important for performance would be RPM...if you are going to be playing games off this drive make sure its a 7200 RPM drive (personally I'd go for the smaller 300GB Velociraptor for the 10K RPM, but I don't need that much space). Several of the larger 1TB/2TB drives only come in 5400RPM. . I have some cheap 1TB SATA Seagate 7200RPM drives (@ $89) sitting in a SAN server at work that have been plugging away without any problems.

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822148433

I've used the Western Digital 1TB as well without any issues (although ANY drive can show up at your door dead )

Unless his MOBO has a hardware raid controller, there's little point in mirroring the drives unless you are only concerned about protecting the data...and don't mind the performance hit of the software raid.

Modifié par Jorithel Ravencrest, 30 octobre 2009 - 12:34 .

[Hammyofdoom]

Meh I guess I'll save up for 1 TB, its just hard being in college and making like 150 a week MAX from work study

[Rower_DK]

It depends on the kind of disk it is if its a SATA u just plug the cable to the disk and to a identical plug on the MB, and then find one of the only cables from your power supply that will fit and plug that to the disk as well.