Random Access Memory (RAM) have only information on our computers while the computer is turned on. A word processor is in RAM - just like the five-page document that comes in two hours
Turn off the computer, or (God forbid) there is a blackout, the contents of the RAM is emptied and the word processor with all the work will just disappear in a flash. You must, of course, the opportunity to save your work and that is where the hard disk drive (HDD) comes into play
Essentiallymagnetic media, works on the disc (or plate) on the hard drive in a manner similar to how a tape disappear because they do not have information when power is turned off.
But after we had our computer for a while ', can fill up your hard drive is to fail or even get started, leading to slow loading times and error messages. In this article we will see the first - to add another hdd, if your current hard disk is full.
How long to fill the hard drive depends on how bigand what the computer.
For regular computer user, this can be a very long time. In fact, some users will never fill the computer's hard drive.
But if you took the amateur photography, for example, and take hundreds of photos of the week, you can fill your hard drive in a few months. If you change already bought a new video camera and want to create and store movies, filling a hdd can happen much more quickly.
So if a message is displayed on the screen indicating thatalways running out of disk space, it's time to cancel things ... or order a new hdd.
Yes, you can always plug an external USB hard drive, but if you're on a budget, you can use an internal hard drive for much less suitable - or spend the same and a much larger hdd?
The actual process is quite simple if you know how to use a screwdriver to know you should find it easy.
Preparation:
The first thing I do is check the BIOS to see the current hddConfiguration. Chances are that the BIOS screen, something that you have never seen before, and I strongly suggest that after what I'm talking to you now, not going into it.
There are only going to look like the existing settings now, but there are things in the BIOS that you can change the wrong values, and even if the computer will not blow up or anything drastic like this, you can stop shop or even Windows prevent the computer from power.
ToTurn on the BIOS (or restart) the computer and look at the bottom of the screen a message that tells you what to press to enter the configuration screen.
On most computers, is the Delete button (the Supr key keyboards in Spanish, where I live), but on some computers, is the F2 key or F10. I also saw, used the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S combination.
Once you have seen what key (s) is pressed on the screen, press the reset button on the front of the computer and start pressing the desired key (s), if youYou hear 'beep' the computer.
If all goes well, you must use a text-only screen (blue or black) and the BIOS setup or words at the top of the screen, along with the name of the company that the BIOS has done. Depending on the motherboard of the computer could Award (Phoenix), his AMI (American Megatrends Inc.) or any other company.
Recognition by the Phoenix BIOS is probably the most common and consists of a series of "pages" - appears in two columns. With the up, down, left and rightCursor keys, select the desired page and press Enter to access the page. Pressing the Esc key, and returns to the previous screen.
Each page contains a number of options you can change. Right now, we only look at the hard disk configuration and everything changes, so that is saying something about the BIOS now.
Other manufacturers BIOS screens work in exactly the same way, but in two columns, may be a single column or even a menurunning horizontally along the top of the screen.
To see the hard disk configuration in a Phoenix Award BIOS, you need the Standard CMOS Features page and then press ENTER.
My computer has AMI BIOS with the menu at the top of the prize and the equivalent standard CMOS Features page to see the first page and is titled "Main" - no need to choose something else.
This page shows all available connections to hard drives (IDE and SATA) and the model namethe hard disk that is attached to it. The models, from ST are hard drives from Seagate and Western Digital WDC are from hard disks. Samsung and Toshiba are really saying, Samsung and Toshiba in the model name.
If no HDD is connected to a port that can display "unrecognized." My Asus motherboard only one IDE port (supports two IDE drives, master and slave), along with four SATA ports. The BIOS will probably be different. You can only see the doors, the units are actually connectedtoo.
If your BIOS is not like the above, then simply open each page in turn, tries to talk to the primary IDE master, slave or SATA 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Remember, you mark a page, press the Enter your enter and press the Esc key to exit if they are looking not contain information you provide.
If you are in the screen that shows the drives on your computer to record what they are connected. This applies to all CD / DVD-ROM drive.
This information tells you which ports areFree for connection to the new drive, but it is also a quick indication of how successful the work was, if you are ready. If you did everything correctly, the new drive will appear in the list. Otherwise, it will not appear and if you have the wrong settings on an IDE disk, the disk that was before we could start to disappear from the list too!
After receiving the information we need, because there were no changes in the BIOS, you can hold down the on / off button for 5 seconds to turn off theComputer.
Before you actually begin, you must find out what you need for the job - apart from a Phillips screwdriver. For example, as a computer engineer, I have a large inventory of cables can I choose, but you probably will not. The cable you buy (if you actually need it) depends on the hdd you buy.
Since there are different types of hdd, if you save for a trip to your local computer, you must have a shopping list in the right positions for them. In aIn short, you have a look at the computer to see what's inside because you already have and what you add.
Then turn off the power switch on the back of the computer (if any) and unplug all cables.
If you are not sure where all the cables in a drawing for a few minutes later, when everything is connected again to be honest, apart from USB devices, most of the lines just plug into a hole.
All USB devices should work regardless of what USBBase that are connected, but it avoids potential problems in the future all over again exactly the same place it disconnected from. So, if only to see where any USB port goes.
If you have a standard desktop PC, just remove the panel on the left side (looking from the front).
The side wall has a lip 90 ° on the trailing edge, and there are two screws in place. Remove the two screws andSlide the side panel toward the rear of the computer and remove it.
Note: If you have a branded computer like Dell, HP, etc. have opened may be different, so you will need to refer to the documentation that came with it.
Although still under warranty (hopefully will not now), then open the case voids the warranty, so be aware. It must, however, if he needed your local computer store, you will notice that they would open, the resultwould be the same ...
In a normal case the PC, the CD-ROM/DVD drive (s) and hard drive bays at the front of the cabinet are mounted. The optical drives such as CD and DVD to go to the largest bays on the top and bottom of the disc is smaller, 3.5 ".
Search your hard drive and view the part that protrudes from the back of the bay. There are essentially three main types of hdd - IDE / ATA, SATA and SCSI.
IDE is still the most frequent type of hdd in the desert, but it isslowly replaced by the faster SATA standard. All new computers purchased today are SATA drives. SCSI is not commonly used in reference to IDE and SATA, but is still available and tends to be found only in more specialized computer.
What can I help?
All three types of units are virtually identical in physical size, but differ in the cables used to connect to the system. Since we have inside the computer to discover that the connections are available for free to see, while weto do it, you easily control what type of hard drive (s) you already have.
How to detect if you have an IDE / ATA:
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is the original name for the Western Balkans standard digital interface, which is then developed (AT Attachment) standard ATA interface in use today.
Old motherboards have two IDE ports (primary and secondary), and each capable of supporting a master and slave driving up to four (any combinationHard disks or CD-ROM) can be connected.
ATA hard drive data cable, flat cable, usually gray, about 5 inches wide, and fixed with 3 x 40-pin - one at each end and another part of the way along.
If you have a single IDE / ATA ribbon cables are connected to the motherboard on one side with the connector unit may "Master" at the other end and get a free unused port "slave" of about 15 - 20cm byEnd.
Note: If you have an IDE CD-ROM or DVD, you may be connected to the slave port on the same IDE cable as the primary hard drive, or only with the secondary IDE cable.
Looking at the back of an IDE hard drive, the 8981 4-pin Molex power connector on the right side and the connector is female, with 1 red, 1 yellow and 2-wire blacks.
How to tell if you have a SATA disk:
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives have been published in 2003 and quicklyEarlier versions of (IDE) ATA hard drives. ATA was later renamed to ATA (PATA) in parallel.
Today, almost all new computers, laptops and netbooks come with SATA drives. Although most new motherboards have only one IDE connector on old have backwards compatibility reasons, they usually have four or more of the newer SATA connections.
SATA data cables are also oblate, but not as flat IDE cable and not so wide. With about 1 cm in width anda little 'thicker, are available in different colors. I have red, blue, yellow and black of the SATA data cable.
Unlike IDE cables, but have only one connector disk. As such, each has its own SATA hard drive data cable.
If you have a SATA disk, follow the data ribbon cable to the motherboard, and you should see that there is a SATA connector. There should be four, but it does not work, as long as something is free.
Looking at the back of the hard drive is a SATA power connectorlocated on the left and the power cord is 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 black and 1 orange wire. The data cable is connected only on the right cord with little or no difference between them.
Most modern power supplies have both IDE and SATA power connectors.
How to detect if you have a SCSI disk:
The third and final type of hdd uses a standard called Small Computer System Interface (SCSI - pronounced 'scas'), and although it's nice and fast, but they are also very expensive, sohighly unlikely that you already have one of these on your computer, without knowing it already.
Most motherboards have built no SCSI port, so you can usually place these units as the data cable from the back of them usually connect to a SCSI interface card, rather than directly on the motherboard.
The data cable on a SCSI disk is like an IDE ribbon cable, but much larger, so that when the data cable either on the hard drive is more than the CD-ROM and thenIt has a SCSI drive. The power connector is exactly the same as IDE disks.
If you need another one of these discs, you can have your local computer store to order for you, because they are not always in stock - or you could probably order one online much cheaper.
Once the decision
Now your computer is probably a single hard disk and a CD / DVD-ROM, but to be honest, no matter how old the current hdd IDE / ATA.
IfThe motherboard supports SATA drives, I suggest you go for, because they are faster and generally easier to get - unless the cost is a problem and you can get your hands on a decent second-hand drive to IDE to get for almost nothing.
Anyway, all you need a spare power connector and a data cable to the drive that you end up with.
Note: It is not the type of units that are currently driving. If you have an IDE disk, you can also add a new SATA disk andvice versa.
To summarize:
* If your computer has an IDE cable to an available USB port and a free power connector IDE, you can safely buy an IDE drive has.
* If your computer has only a single IDE ribbon cable and both master and slave ports in use, provided that the motherboard has an IDE connector unused, you can safely buy an IDE hard disk, but you have to buy a another IDE cable for this.
* If your computer has an unused SATA portthe motherboard and power supply is able to acquire a free power connector SATA SATA disk. If you already have an account, you need to buy a SATA data cable.
* If you have any free IDE or SATA connection and no more free IDE or SATA power connectors, you will probably find cheaper and easier to get an external USB drive.
Tip! If you buy the new disc from the local computer store, ask them if they sell 6-32 UNC. Most of us who work withComputers for a living have thousands of them around, so chances are they will give you a handful of free!
Unit:
Once you get your new album and, if necessary, correct the data cable because it is all we have to do now, install it.
SATA
If the drive is a SATA drive, there's no configuration involved only you can pop in an empty slot and tighten it
There are four screws - two on each side, but to be honest, I have always and only with two screwsbecause you lose the other side of the case for them if I go back to a machine at a later date and must remove the drive, there is a saving of time to remove only one side wall to do so.
The housings are two sides of the rails that hold the unit horizontally, and the two screws that prevent the movement they created, the other two screws are not really necessary.
Then connect the SATA cables on the hard drive. The power connector has an 'L'shaped crest of it, only games with the groove the drive connection, if it is right up, so do not force.
Finally, connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard and the other end of the drive. As the power data cable to connect the "L" shaped to fit on the back, before forcing them into groped
Note: The plug at the end of the SATA cables are identical, so no matter what order you connect the unit and plug inMotherboard.
And that's all you install a new SATA drive.
IDE / ATA
They connected as an IDE cable, two devices can - like a hard drive as master and a CD-ROM is mounted as a slave, have all IDE devices as master or slave, and connected the plug right.
If the unit is equipped with a small bridge that shorts two pins on the back.
Each HDD manufacturer may have different jumper settings, so the topthe unit is a label with the different bridge configurations.
For example, the Seagate, shorting the two pins farthest from the outlet by a jumper on the disk makes the master device. Leave the jumper from the same two pins to set the drive as a slave device.
On an IDE ribbon cable has three connectors. Two are closer to one end and that's what fits in the two IDE devices. One is on it at the other end, evenIt plugs into the connector on the motherboard.
Up close, the two connections together, which is inserted at the end of the cable, the master device and the other in the slave device.
So if you have decided that the connector is to insert the new disk, you can use the jumper can be adjusted accordingly.
A second hard drive is completed, work like a slave until the slave cable connector is plugged in, but if given the choice I would always add a new hard drive as master on thesecondary IDE channel with a new IDE cable - even if the slave was free access to the primary IDE channel.
In theory, but it should make any difference, and in any case, it is likely that your master and slave on the primary IDE channel has already been taken with the hard drive and CD / DVD-ROM drive. If yes, set to dominate the new drive when you plug in the new IDE cable, plug the Master (at the very end) unit.
Now you can drive in a slot available andTighten two screws.
Connect the door is open to the IDE cable on your disk drive, or connect one end of the new IDE cable to the motherboard and the other end to your new HDD.
Note: One edge of the IDE cable, ribbon cable will be marked in a different color to highlight it. This is to help when plugged into the appropriate open only in one direction. If the conductor is the closest to the power connector cable is properly aligned,Plug-in
Finally, the power connector is in this new album has rounded edges on the bottom so that it can also be inserted upside down in one. If the plug is the right way, the yellow wire is in your area, whether in the case of the left.
At this point it should be done and in a perfect world you would have to close the side cover, all cables and turn on the computer. But it would be wise on the side wall for a while leavingand cables to connect and power on - if there is a problem and you have to go back and change something.
As described earlier in this article once, back in the BIOS and go to the page that lists the units. You have successfully installed the new hard drive - when a new HDD model number is close to a port that was not there before and what existed before all still there, appeared then congratulations!
If the new drive is notappear (or disappear), now begins the phase of troubleshooting.
At this point we have to save the changes in the BIOS so that we can hold the On / Off button to turn off the computer.
Troubleshooting:
First check all the cables are in place and locked in
With the computer turned off, insert the metal end of the cross-head screwdriver into the holes of the case hdd again and push the screwdriver to the ear. Turn off the computer and when theDisc spins up, you will notice the lament HDD drive motor and popping noises heard by the screwdriver. Check to see if there is no sound or vibration, replace the plug with a hard working and new.
If still nothing, you have a dead and would return. If you start working, the first network connection to try the other drive. If this is dead, you use another power supply (there is usually some unused).
If the unit is installed on an IDE drive and boots up OKand / or IDE hard work before he disappeared from the list in the BIOS then you have the master / slave configuration jumper set incorrectly. On a ribbon IDE cable, can be only one master device - the other must be set to slave. Both on the same and will not be recognized by the BIOS.
Even for IDE disks, make sure the drive as the master is connected to the end of the IDE cable and set the drive as a slave connected to the other isPlug.
With the new SATA drives, you can take the test for power screwdriver, but there is something wrong jumpers, so make sure the power is off and test the data cable to another SATA connector on the motherboard.
If all goes as planned so far, you should be able to turn on the computer and boot into Windows as usual. If you have Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, then the new unit should automatically be detected as new hardware. Just wait for the "newThe hardware is ready for use of the message.
New units will need one (or more) partitions created on them and then formatted before using it.
In some versions of Windows, some or all of the processes can automatically and you can ask only one pop-up window if you want to format the new disk. One can only say yes.
I have Windows XP and this process must be done manually, but it is quite easy to do and covered in my article "Preparing a disk for use in WindowsXP. "
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