Hi Tony,
After all that, are you telling me the drive is physically
in place?
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campbell
Sent: 15 September 2005 12:55
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: installing a new hard drive
hi geortge, yes it is connected up to the system ok.. also
it
appears in the device manager.
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From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: installing a new hard drive
> Hi Tony,
>
> Trying to give this kind of advice is tricky enough as
it is, never
> mind doing it blindfold, so to speak, so please don't
yell at me if
> something goes wrong. (Smile)
>
> You first have to establish:-
>
> 1) Is there is a spare drive bay?
> 2) Is there a spare power connector? (Same size plug as
goes into the
> existing drive.)
> 3) Is there a spare connector in the middle of the wide,
flat cable
> that goes between the back of the existing drive and the
PC's
> motherboard? (If it turns out to be a round cable, we
may have a
> problem)
> 4) How is the existing drive fitted? Is it held in with
two very
> small screws on either side, which screw into the actual
hard drive?
> This is important, because some machines, like my own
Fujitsu, use
> special mounting brackets. As luck would have it, one
spare drive had
> the clip fittings necessary, the other did not.
>
> George.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of anthony
> campbell
>> Sent: 15 September 2005 11:25
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: installing a new hard drive
>>
>> hello george, yes i have all the requirements. what is
the
>
>> next step. i am using windows xp pro.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:21 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: installing a new hard drive
>>
>>
>> > Hi Anthony,
>> >
>> > This first depends on whether or not you are
confident
> in
>> > taking the cover off your PC and working inside.
>> >
>> > Second, is whether there is enough room physically
for
> it.
>> > Your case may appear large enough, but there may not
be
> a
>> > spare drive bay to fit it in. You also need to make
> sure
>> > you have a spare lead coming off your power supply.
>> >
>> > Generally speaking, it's not a difficult exercise.
It's
vital to
>> > ensure the new drive is set to be a "Slave"
> drive,
>> > as opposed to a "Master".
>> >
>> > If you are buying locally, the shop may be prepared
to
> fit
>> > it - usually for a fee.
>> >
>> > George.
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
anthony
>> > campbell
>> >> Sent: 14 September 2005 18:06
>> >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: [access-uk] installing a new hard drive
>> >>
>> >> hello all, please can some one tell me how do i
install
> a
>> >> second hard drive.
>> >> i am using windows xp professional.
>> >>
>> >> cheers
>> >>
>> >> Anthony/Miller/tadley
>> >> email: anthony.campbell07@xxxxxxxxxxxx skype name:
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>> >> text on: 07788683791
>> >>
>> >>
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