To replace a defective hard drive

If you are having your computer at some point you had to have the hardware that dies someday very obsessed. Often many people do not know what they cease to be wrong, but only their computer to work and will not start. Oddly, when you actually try to restart the computer beeps a few times and suddenly a message ... "Operating system not found".

Fortunately for us, though, its actually pretty simple to replace a failed disk drive. Most of the time the only tool you need aPhillips screwdriver. After these steps, you can replace the hard drive in no time! So here are ...

Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer.
Once the power is removed, pull all cables and wires from your computer.
Set to enable the computer tower on a table or stand up for better access to the computer.
Locate the two screws holding the cover on the side of the computer. Some computers, like Dell, have a handle or press thethat to remove the side of the computer for you to leave without screws.
Remove the lid and set aside from the road.
If you order more than one computer hard drive, most computers come with a hard drive. Most of the time they are in a position directly under your computer CD-ROM or DVD. Use computers for older IDE drives use SATA drives and new computers. IDE is easy to see how an attack on the cable has a difficult enoughJourney to the motherboard. SATA on the other hand takes a lot of small wires. Both have also attached a form of power cable with them. This is usually a small white plastic socket for IDE, and an even smaller black connector for SATA. Once you know what you need to just go buy a new hard drive that is the same as the old disk.
At this point you can unplug the old hard drive. Do not disconnect the cable.
Install the new hard drive slot and tightencorrect.
After the new hard drive instead, disconnect the power cable from the old hard drive.
Connect this cable to the new hard drive.
Unplug the power cord last and connect the new hard drive.
Connected to two cables, you should be able to cover and replace the screws, lock the computer case.
Reattach the wires to the back of the computer, connect the power cord to the end.
Install a new copy of Windows on your computer and you should be like new. MostComputers have some kind of disc to install Windows again to you. Just click to turn on the computer, insert the floppy disk as soon as you can, and should display a message if you want to boot from CD. The Windows installation is easy enough later.

After replacing a hard drive and replace other things, like a vidoe card or modem is a piece of cake. Most of the rest only in a kind of slot does more work a breeze.

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