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[BROCKSTER]

right im starting to run out of space rapidly ive recently upgrded my comp everything BUT...... my hard drive so ive got like a 12 gig hard drive awwwwwwwwwwwwwww pooooor me :( and was wondering abt getting another hd and use this one as a slave how much is it for a new hard drive a good one im looking to spend abt £70 wot can i get for that AND is it easy enough to fit myself????

(sorry if this should be in the lounge but its abt my comp so tought it should be here soz if im wrong :D )

[zapjb]

Here in US. I can get 80GB HDD ~$110. Try pricewatch or newegg.

[BROCKSTER]

ive looked abt best price ive seen so far is £78 for an 80 gig are they hard to fit though??

[Mivaro]

i found an interesting thread (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=8261&hl=) about this subject :D

[BROCKSTER]

forgot i posted that it was quite a while aho so its easy does it come with like instructions??

[Mivaro]

I think there was a installation guide with the HD i bought a while ago, but Maxtor has those on their site also like this (http://www.maxtor.com/en/documentation/installation_guides/ata_installation_guide.pdf) one. Maybe, after deciding which brand you want to buy, you can visit their site.

["The Avatar Man"]

Have you ever installed a cdrw or dvd drive?
It's pretty much the same :lol:
No it's not too hard just follow the intructions closely there's nothing too technical to do.
(at least in xp :P )

[hevenom635]

I just bought a 60 gig for $65. I would say anything around a dollar a gig is a good price. What do you mean when you say are they hard to fit?

["The Avatar Man"]

Originally posted by hevenom635@3 February 2003 - 18:23
I just bought a 60 gig for $65. I would say anything around a dollar a gig is a good price. What do you mean when you say are they hard to fit?
He is asking if they are hard to install :P

[Benno]

I't surely not hard.

You have to put in four screws and plug in the IDE cable.
But dont forget to set the jumper either as master or slave, I would recommend using it as master because it will be faster than your old one.

Then you need to formate the disk.

When I bought a Barracuda V a few weeks ago there was an installation guide with it. :)

[hevenom635]

It is easier to jumper both hard drives to cable select, that way if something happens to your master you don't have to worry about changing jumpers on your slave. Here is a walkthrough if you need it.
http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/print/0,...3322450,00.html (http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/print/0,23102,3322450,00.html)
One thing that I would suggest is to make a partition for your files that you are downloading. They are usually highly fragmented and can really slow down your computer.

@brock
Did you fix your network issue?