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1. Prepare to install the hard drive by backing up important data, reading the
motherboard documentation, setting up your work area, and taking safety
precautions.
2. Plan the drive configuration by determining which drives will use the primary and
secondary IDE channels and which will be the master or slave on each channel.
3. Set jumpers on the drive housing.
4. Physically install the drive inside the computer case by installing the drive in the
bay, and then attaching the power cord and data cable. You will need an IDE
drive, a 40-conductor or 80-conductor data cable, and a kit.
5. Change the CMOS setup to recognize the new drive or verify that auto-detect
correctly detected the drive.
6. Format and partition the drive.

 
 



If you find that your newly installed hard drive is not recognized by the computer system
or is not working properly, ask yourself the following questions:
˜ Has Windows Setup or the F-disk utility been run successfully?
˜ Did you format the drive, using command Format C:\S?
˜ Has the CMOS setup been configured correctly?
If you are installing a large capacity hard drive, does your system BIOS
recognize large drives?
˜ Are there any DIP switches or jumpers that must be set?
˜ Have the power cord and data cables been properly connected?
˜ Did you check the technical support area of the hard drive¶s manufacturer
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˜ Be gentle with the hard drive!
 ˜ Avoid areas of high humidity ± it can be dangerous for hard drives.
˜ Do not smoke around the hard drive as it can reduce its average life span.
˜ Do not leave the PC turned off for weeks or months at a time ± long spans of
inactivity can cause problems or corruptions.
˜ Defragment files and scan disk occasionally.
˜ Run antivirus software regularly.
˜ Make backups and keep them current.
˜ Back up the partition table and boot record.

 


 

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Drives that have trouble spinning often whines loudly during startup. They usually take a
few months before they stop spinning at all. Do not turn the computer off! Make frequent
backups and make sure to replace the drive ASAP!
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Boot the computer and look for numeric error codes during POST. Errors in 1700s and
10400s generally mean fixed disk problems. Check the CMOS setup for errors in the
hard drive configuration. As last resolution, turn off the computer and remove and
reattach all drive cables. Check DIP switches and jumper settings. Inspect the drive for
bent pins on the connection for the cable. Check cables for frayed edges or other
damage. Refer to the installation manual for things that may have been overlooked.

 
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Try to restore the Master Boot Record. Try a third-party data recovery program. Back up
data and repartition the drive.
 
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Recover the boot record from a backup disk. If you do not have a backup disk, try to
repair the boot record with data recovery software.


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Close all files and programs. Double click on My Computer>>right click on drive
C>>click Properties>>click Tools tab>>click Check Now button in error checking
area>>check Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of
bad sectors>>click Start button>>Look for error display, click Yes when asked for
exclusive access to files>>close Properties and My Computer windows>>shut down the
computer.

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Reinstall or recover software with a backup disk. If there is no backup disk, try the
following: 1) use operating system tools and commands to recover the file; 2) use third-
party software to recover the file and/or; 3) turn to a professional data recovery service.

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