Installing a new hard drive in a desktop

[Coolcarbon]

I've got an aging Dell desktop (well three years old but that makes it almost antique I guess) with a diddy Hard drive of 30-ishGB.

I've bought a 300GB Seagate so that I can store all my music etc with space to add lots more...

I've read the manual (Take note Tarka ) and it appears pretty straight forward to add the extra drive...but being completely out of my comfort zone here, just looking to see if there are any common pitfalls that manual may not cover....?

 

[POG]

I've got an aging Dell desktop (well three years old but that makes it almost antique I guess) with a diddy Hard drive of 30-ishGB.

I've bought a 300GB Seagate so that I can store all my music etc with space to add lots more...

I've read the manual (Take note Tarka ) and it appears pretty straight forward to add the extra drive...but being completely out of my comfort zone here, just looking to see if there are any common pitfalls that manual may not cover....?

Andyclift's comments on here : http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132026 might be of some help

 

[Thunder]

I've got an aging Dell desktop (well three years old but that makes it almost antique I guess) with a diddy Hard drive of 30-ishGB.

I've bought a 300GB Seagate so that I can store all my music etc with space to add lots more...

I've read the manual (Take note Tarka ) and it appears pretty straight forward to add the extra drive...but being completely out of my comfort zone here, just looking to see if there are any common pitfalls that manual may not cover....?

I've fitted additional drives to a conple of machines and I'm no expert, the Dell chassis is easy to work with and you will find a spare drive bay, ribbon and power cable easily enough.

Just make sure you configure the new drive correctly and adjust the jumpers accordingly.

 

[Fanum]

As Thunder says, just make sure the jumpers are set correctly.

Also make sure you ground yourself to the machine to 'kill' any static charge, and if you can , space things out so there is a gap inbertween for better heat dispersal (may not be possible if it fits into a drive bay, but if you have a choice of places, keep it all seperated.

Remember the rules..the red stripe on the ribbon cable goes closest to the power cable.

 

[POG]

There's a wee vid here showing you how to do it. Also a good site for other info

http://www.pcmech.com/article/How_To_Install_Hard_Drive/

 

[bustupbiker]

Good info Dave BUT, DON'T what ever you do bash the hard drive down on the table like he did...............Please..

 

[POG]

Good info Dave BUT, DON'T what ever you do bash the hard drive down on the table like he did...............Please..

Yeah, I was a bit surprised at that bit