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how to install a new hard drive??

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-install-a-new-hard-drive.66816/

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beanstalk_230 Original post #1
Aug 29, 2007 at 4:07 PM
hi
i have a 80 gb seagate hard disk on which i have the OS partition and three other partitions

i wanted to install a 2nd hard drive samsung 40 gb pata and also partition it

please help me doing the above
Pathik
Pathik #2
Aug 29, 2007 at 4:19 PM
just connect the 2nd hdd as slave and boot...
Choto Cheeta
Choto Cheeta #3
Aug 29, 2007 at 4:54 PM
HDD will be connected as these settings,

*www.pctechguide.com/images/tutorials/FLDrives/IDEConfig.gif

jumpers may be configures as this,

*www.networkclue.com/images/peripherals/jumpers.gif

Note, that mainlly we use 6 pin drives :)
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beanstalk_230 #4
Aug 29, 2007 at 4:57 PM
its a 6 pin hard drive saurav

so should i go for the DUAL SLAVE Setup as shown in the picture you posted??
Choto Cheeta
Choto Cheeta #5
Aug 29, 2007 at 5:06 PM
Yes... please do that !!! :)
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beanstalk_230 #6
Sep 8, 2007 at 7:50 PM
but the hard drive did not show up in windows xp but yeah my motherboard did recognize it.... what to do??????????
Choto Cheeta
Choto Cheeta #7
Sep 8, 2007 at 9:22 PM
beanstalk_230 said:
but the hard drive did not show up in windows xp but yeah my motherboard did recognize it.... what to do??????????
Click to expand...

1st of make sure, that jumpers are right, *www.chotocheeta.com/2007/08/29/ins...-as-master-slave-configuration-using-jumpers/ after that if still OS (Windows) fails to detect it, then try this please Right Click on My computers, then select the option called Manage...

*img339.imageshack.us/img339/3845/bsmanagemycomputerenzb8.jpg

now at computer management, please navigae your self to Disk Management...

*img166.imageshack.us/img166/3300/untitledcs1.jpg

as its a new HDD, either you need to Partition and format the logical drives or if its a already partition HDD then you need to asign Drive Letter on each of them... :)