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Basic hard drive installation
steps.
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This is just a list of the basic steps for installing
a new IDE hard drive.
Some of the links will not work until I get
the rest of the site finished.
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Determine what you are going to use the new
hard drive for. |
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Choose your hard drive and buy it.
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Turn off computer and remove cover. |
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Set the jumpers
according to your configuration. |
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Mount hard drive in case. |
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Connect the IDE cable and power cable to new drive. |
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Double check jumper
settings and cable connections. |
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Close case and power on computer. |
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Verify hard drive is found in the CMOS. |
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Reboot computer after exiting the CMOS. |
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Prepare your hard drive for data. FDISK |
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Partition
hard drive to your needs. |
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Format the hard drive. |
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Copy your previous operating system if drive is system
drive. |
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