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LPDad · 09-17-2007, 12:39 PM

BTW...don't ever be afraid to ask computer questions. At one time or another we were ALL learning...Hell...we are all Still learning.

ALSO...I just reread your post and noticed you want to add a SECOND DRIVE....Look at your original hard drive to see what kind you have.
If you have a IDE drive you should be able to add a second drive. you need to look at the cable attached to the drive. there should be 2 black connectors near the end of the cable...one is attached to your hardrive...the other connector should be about 3 inches down the cable (between your harddrive and the motherboard). This is the "slave position". the connector on the very end of the cable is the "master position"
if your cable only has a connector to the motherboard and second on the end connect ed to your hardrive (you only have 2 wide black connectors one on each end) then you need to go and buy an IDE CABE with 3 connectors. these are very cheap, and in fact one will probably come with your new hard drive.
you will also need to make sure you have an unused white plug coming out of your power supply (PSU). This white plug supplies power and will plug easily into your new hard drive.

IF your computer uses SATA drives you need to look on your motherboard where the thin cable is connected (the cable from the hard drive to the motherboard). most always you will see 2 or more of the little plugs on the motherboards that the SATA cable connects to.
If you have a SATA drive you will NEED to BUY a correct length SATA Cable (they do NOT come with your new hardrives...at least not very often.) Thes cables will typically run you about$6.00 or so. You will ALSO need to make sure your PSU has a special small black plug that will supply power to your new harddrive. If you do not see one the the easiest thing to do is to get a Power Supply to SATA plug or a SPLITTER which supplies 2 plugs for power of the SATA type. One end plugs into an unused WHITE power plug and changes that to a smaller SATA Plug....or 2 SATA plugs if you bought the Splitter.

Hope this helps. If not email me. (I cleaned out my message box so the message should get through now)

or email me

Good luck

-Kim

09-17-2007, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	BTW...don't ever be afraid to ask computer questions. At one time or another we were ALL learning...Hell...we are all Still learning. ALSO...I just reread your post and noticed you want to add a SECOND DRIVE....Look at your original hard drive to see what kind you have. If you have a IDE drive you should be able to add a second drive. you need to look at the cable attached to the drive. there should be 2 black connectors near the end of the cable...one is attached to your hardrive...the other connector should be about 3 inches down the cable (between your harddrive and the motherboard). This is the "slave position". the connector on the very end of the cable is the "master position" if your cable only has a connector to the motherboard and second on the end connect ed to your hardrive (you only have 2 wide black connectors one on each end) then you need to go and buy an IDE CABE with 3 connectors. these are very cheap, and in fact one will probably come with your new hard drive. you will also need to make sure you have an unused white plug coming out of your power supply (PSU). This white plug supplies power and will plug easily into your new hard drive. IF your computer uses SATA drives you need to look on your motherboard where the thin cable is connected (the cable from the hard drive to the motherboard). most always you will see 2 or more of the little plugs on the motherboards that the SATA cable connects to. If you have a SATA drive you will NEED to BUY a correct length SATA Cable (they do NOT come with your new hardrives...at least not very often.) Thes cables will typically run you about$6.00 or so. You will ALSO need to make sure your PSU has a special small black plug that will supply power to your new harddrive. If you do not see one the the easiest thing to do is to get a Power Supply to SATA plug or a SPLITTER which supplies 2 plugs for power of the SATA type. One end plugs into an unused WHITE power plug and changes that to a smaller SATA Plug....or 2 SATA plugs if you bought the Splitter. Hope this helps. If not email me. (I cleaned out my message box so the message should get through now) or email me Good luck -Kim __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator Last edited by LPDad; 09-17-2007 at 01:11 PM.