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Step 1
Turn off the computer and unplugg the power cord.
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Step 2
Remove the computer cover.
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Step 3
Touch a metal part of the computer to ground yourself, or use a grounding strap. A kitchen table is a great place to work on a computer because of the flat space and the lack of static.
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Step 4
Locate the ribbon cable connected to the existing hard drive.
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Step 5
Change the master/slave designation of the second hard drive (see Related eHows).
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Step 6
Connect the second hard drive to the second connector on the cable (colored strip should be closest to the power cable). If the cable does not have a second connector, replace it with one that does, or use a second ribbon cable to attach the second hard drive to the motherboard (if a second drive port is available).
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Step 7
Connect an available power cable to the hard drive.
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Step 8
Insert the hard drive into an available drive bay and secure with screws.
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Step 9
Replace the computer cover.
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Step 1
Start the computer.
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Step 2
Enter the CMOS setup program (the system generally indicates which key to press), immediately after memory check.
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Step 3
Use arrow keys to select Autodetect option (or comparable option for your computer) if it is available, and press Enter. If this option is not available, see step 5 to manually enter the drive parameters.
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Step 4
In the Autodetect screen, enter Y to select the default settings for each drive that is installed and bypass settings for uninstalled drives. The screen will return to the main setup screen. Continue to step 8.
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Step 5
To manually enter drive parameters, select the setup screen that displays hard drive parameters (usually Standard or Main screen).
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Step 6
Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of drive parameters.
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Step 7
Select the set of parameters that most closely represents your drive and does not exceed the drive volume (such as 2 GB) and press Enter.
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Step 8
Press Enter or OK (or Esc if the other keys are not available) to accept the new setting.
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Step 9
Use arrow keys to select Save and Exit setup and press Enter. The computer restarts, indicating the presence of the second drive. Your drive is ready.
Comments
lcody247 said
on 6/1/2009 Is it possible to us a sata HDD as a flash drive/external, ...? I have seen some types of docks, and was wondering if this was possible, or how and what the uses of these docks would be?
dmcouch said
on 12/6/2008 I just had to reformat my master drive and now my storage drive will not read anyone got any suggestion or ideas why this would have happened. please email me at dmcouch@suddenlink.net I would really appreciate it
jjeeffrreeyy said
on 1/20/2008 Help pleas i installed a 40gb slave drive everything works except one thing, it says its only 31mb drive i partitioned and formatted it everything works fine except that 31mb of isnt quite as useful as 40gb
deb414 said
on 6/7/2007 How do I retrieve the hard drive. The computer seems to have crashed. I do not want to lose everything I have. I turn the computer on, it goes through the motions like it is going to come on, but it turns off and starts to boot again. Please help. Thanks
Deb
owlbaby said
on 4/16/2007 I have an HP Pavilion A705W computer with 40G. I am determined to add a second UATA HD(200G)as slave. The problem is that there is no extra bays on the ATX box. Any suggestions. Thank you