I am not a computer geek. Last night I purchased new HDD for my brother’s computer. The old hard drive does not work due to some physical problem. Now my brother is not in home and I cannot install new HDD in my computer, while I have to make some assignments for my university. Now I don’t know how to install new HDD.How to install new HDD

Installing HDD in your computer is the most common task related to hardware.

  • First of all you have to look at the power and data connections of the hard drive.
  • Usually hard disk is connected to computer with the help of IDE or SATA interface.
  • Set the jumper setting of the drive to master.
  • See your hard drive in PC BIOS and verify that it is in working order.
  • Create partitions and format it (if necessary).
  • Ultimately install Operating System (if not installed already).
  • Moreover, desktop computers have space for two hard drives whereas laptops have single space for hard drives.

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