Help: How do I install my 2nd HDD?

[alviperz]

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mga bro!

How do i install my second hard drive I am planning to add another hard drive to my computer. My PC is running Windows Xp SP2 the HDD i am planning to add is 40gb IDE. How do i rightly placed the cables, power cables, the master-slave thing..?? i don't know eh.. can you explain it to me? How about its CMOS settings how do i configure it?? Please help me... Thanks.

[sercor::jhumzki]

try this kuha ang jumper sa imong new HD then attach the second cable connected from master HD then itaod ang other power cable to ur new HD

[parts]

naa rmn nay lable or instruction sa HDD nga imong paliton bro on how to set ur HDD to master or to slave....nya ang iyang wiring ana ky self-explanatory na au...basta maka kita naka sa iyang 2 slots(ide cable ug ang power supply)ky maka sabot ra daun ka....then sa bios...murag wala nkay i adjust ana bro ky ditso nana idetect...ang imo nlng ana bro ky to format ur new HDD para magamit nmo...if formatted na daan then much better...gudluck...

OT...

y not buy SATA HDD wid more capacity??

[i2_it]

how are you planning to set it up? RAID? if non raid. just use the secondary cable as a secondary drive pwede nka mpartition sa windows.

[alviperz]

@parts: daan mani ako mobo bro..hehe it only can support IDE..

@i1_it: wats RAID?

thnks sa replies
helps a lot.

[parts]

aw...hehehe..mao diay bro??hehe...bali pd tag problema bro..ky naa ko 2 ka HDD na IDE pro ang akong mobo ky usa ra ka slot para IDE nya more on SATA...hehe...mao ng ngita kog ka trade ug 80GB na SATA kron...hehe

[alviperz]

hehe.. bali jud ta ug sitwasyon ani..

daghan man nagbaligya diri ug sata na HDD diri istorya.. sulayi ug trade2..

--btw bro.. simple raba ang pagtaod sa 2nd HDD directly i-detect rana sa imo PC?

[rhodem24]

IDE cable connected to the IDE connector and 2 Hard drives, secondary (slave) ky without jumper then ang primary (master) ky mura'g anha sa left side ang jumper. mura'g ing-ana mn cguro na.

naa man na instructions sa label sa HDD.

[alviperz]

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[tristan_618]

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