Just turn off the computer and plug it in. Then it should show up, right click and format all the junk off of that hard drive and thats it.
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I'm assuming it's IDE. So take the ribbon-like cable and plug in one of it's connections to the HDD. Take the power connector (it's obvious which one by looking at it) and plug it in. Make sure you secured the drive in the drive bay (in the case) before you connect these connections. Then start up the PC, go into windows, and it should be recognized. If so, just format it and get set to go!
if it doesn't recognize it, then pop in the windows XP CD you have, and create a partition on the unallocated space. Then go into windows again and format it.
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If it's SATA you'll be using small little red cables instead of the big ribbon-like cable.
if it doesn't recognize it, then pop in the windows XP CD you have, and create a partition on the unallocated space. Then go into windows again and format it.
If it's SATA you'll be using small little red cables instead of the big ribbon-like cable.
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thanks for the help, i'll go ahead and use that advice toward taking advantage of this free hard drive. Jesus....
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thanks for the help, i'll go ahead and use that advice toward taking advantage of this free hard drive. Jesus....
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And yes, all you need to do is imply connect the drive to the motherboard, just as you would a CD-Rom drive. Format it in Windows and it's good to go.
Originally Posted by Dus thanks for the help, i'll go ahead and use that advice toward taking advantage of this free hard drive. Jesus.... |
And yes, all you need to do is imply connect the drive to the motherboard, just as you would a CD-Rom drive. Format it in Windows and it's good to go.
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