how hard is it to install an additional hard drive in my PC

[Testosterone boy]

Got any links to 1 gig stick of memory cheap? Would like to purchase two for my Dell Dimension 3000

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Maxtor makes to pretty easy to install an internal. Remove the jumper from the back of the hard drive. Install the Maxtor CD that comes with the HD.

Plug in hard drive. Format it.

That should do it. But you never know.

 

[madbomber31]

i added a second HD 2 weeks ago.. it was easy....

go here.. should help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255867

 

[madbomber31]

here is a link to a forum about it... it seems long and difficult, it's not.


Fdisk the new drive.

Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N).............? [Y]
If you want to use the FAT32 file system, press Y and then press ENTER.


After you press ENTER, the following Fdisk Options menu is displayed:

1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
2. Set active partition
3. Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive
4. Display partition information
5. Change current fixed disk drive (this option is only available if you have two physical hard disks in the computer)


Use option 5 at this point to get to the second disk drive| |

Use option 3 to delete any existing partitions.

Use 1 to create a partition (you want to avoid creating a Primary partition on this disk) - so
Type 2 to choose Create Extended DOS Partition, and then press ENTER

The rest should lead you through creating a logical dos drive in the extended partition. (you probably want to use all of it?)

When the partitions are created - reboot!!
At this point you can format it.

Perhaps this article will help.
Q255867 - How to Use Fdisk and Format to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...s/Q255/8/67.ASP

This one talks about start and end drive letters which I alluded to earlier. http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...s/Q282/5/30.ASP