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• Try adding the third hard drive for HP p6232p

  Hello

  I'm pretty well a beginner, so I hope I can explain this well.

  I have a new HP p6232p desktop computer.  I am interested to install a new HDD SATA Seagate Barracuda 250 GB I have on-site as a spare.  (I already have OEM and a second hard drive installed and working correctly.)  I wonder if this computer allows a third hard drive.

  I placed the third disc in a pleasant and safe place and plugged the thin cord, red. This cord will go clear hard drive to a blue connector on the motherboard.  (There was also a yellow slot available.)  For the wide cord, I used a short adapter to change the pins to four pins.  It has been connected to one of the white gizmos, four holes (sorry, don't know what to call it).

  So, I pulled to the top of the computer and it does not automatically detect the new hard drive.  In the BIOS, there is no indication of it.  I couldn't not listed in Control Panel - Device Manager - hard drives.

  I bought the hard drive hoping to resurrect my old computer, which did not work.  As I can't return the drive to the store, I thought I would go ahead and try to put it to good use.  (If it does not work maybe I'll try to sell it on eBay or Craig's list).

  I wonder what I'm doing wrong?  Any thoughts (in easy to understand language, please ) would be most appreciated!

  If the bios does not show the port you plugged into with an attached device, then a port this bios is disabled or if you have equipment/wiring problems.  If you click on the bios ports and press ENTER, you should be able to see if it is enabled or disabled.  This is how works my bios.

  I don't want to scare you, but there are a lot of posts here on Seagate hard drives.

  Once the bios sees the port with your attached drive, then you should be good. If you use a new reader new and unformatted, then once you start, then go to disk management and look for your new device. You will need it initialized by right mouse clicking on your new device and then proceed from there.

• HP Pavilion 510n - adding the Second hard drive?

  A few questions...

  1. is there a size limit for any player second, I would like to add?

  2. What is the procedure for adding the second disc?

  -J' added a second drive to an OLD pc before and it involved linking the second slot on an IDE cable, change the jumper on the slave drive settings, and modify the bios settings... it would be similar?

  Hello TSobiech, it is always best to ask to order a part that is not compatible with a certain system.

  The hard disk that you show the link should work perfectly. Even if it's an ATA100, and your system supports ATA33/66, this disc should still work but will be downclocked to ATA66 speed.

  Here is another link to a 250 GB IDE HDD if you might be interested.

  You won't notice much, if any, degradation in performance to the difference in speed. These IDE drives are higher than the price a SATA with the same capacity, but they are becoming harder to find.

  Since you want to be using as operating in car system, but just a backup drive, they want to make a difference.

  If you want to make use of the full speed of ATA100, you could add a map of IDE controller supporting ATA100, but I really don't think it would.

  Since you mentioned the intermediate layer of IDE as not being used, you can connect the new drive to this connector.

  Now, there are a few things that you should check that you install the new hard drive. These are the connectors of jumper on hard drives.

  This is the very small plastic with metal inserts, at the end of the hard drive where are the other connectors.

  I always use the CSEL (CS) on two hard drives. Readers may already have jumpers to this setting (jumpers connection), but if not, you must set two hard drives the selection of cables (CS).

  Since the current IDE hard drive is the boot hard drive and an ATA66, it must be connected to thin ribbon cable connector, as it is now, and the new hard drive attached to the middle connector IDE. The slowest speed of the two hard drives will result in two hard drives running at the slower of the two speeds. It will work very well.

  You need to partition and format the new hard disk before it can be used. This can be done from Windows if necessary.

  I hope this helps.

• HP dv7 will not recognize the second hard drive

  My HP dv7-2185dx running Windows 7 will not recognize the second hard drive, bios recognizes this Intel Rapid storage acknowledges.

  Main hard drive is a 1 to install a second hard drive to 500 GB.

  Hello

  Try the following.

  Judgment of the laptop and unplug the 2nd HARD drive.

  Robinet tap away at the key esc that you start the computer to launch the Start Menu, and then select f10 to open the bios menu.  Press f5 to load the default values (sometimes it's f9, but the menu below indicates the correct key), use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and press ENTER.  Press f10 to save the setting and still use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and press on enter.

  When windows has reloaded, download and reinstall the Chipset driver at the following link.

  Chipset Driver - Windows 7.

  When this is finished, stop the laptop.

  Reconnect the 2nd HARD drive, then start Notepad and let Windows take over completely for a few minutes before checking if the reader appears in the lower part of the disk management window.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Message need to get an administrator authority, during the passage of the second hard drive.

  Original title: pass to the second hard drive

  My computer has two hard drives of 500 GB.  One is almost full.  I want to start using the other hard drive, however when I tried my computer said that I need the authority of a Director and that I don't have that power.  I am the only administrator on the computer, so I don't understand why it says that.  In addition, as the original hard disk memory becomes more complete, my computer crashes more.

  Can anyone help?

  Hi ColMarriott,

  Using a hard drive internal or external?

  You can try the second formatting hard drive after taking a backup of the data on the disk.

  If you use an external hard drive, you can try the following steps.

  a. connect the external drive.

  b. find the external hard drive in windows Explorer

  c. right-click on the drive and select format.

  You can check the following items and check:

  Install or remove a hard drive

  Create and format a hard disk partition

  Important: Make sure that you have backed up all the data before going forward with the format.

  Since the first hard disk is full and crashing, you can try to move some data and check only files not programs drive different or another location.

  Hope this information is useful.

• starting from the second hard drive to a dv7 6199sl

  Hello.

  I noticed that my dv7-6199sl space for a second hard drive. There is the caddy but not on cable. Before you buy the cable

  (I don't know where yet, maybe HP spare parts site) I need to know if it is possible to boot from the second hard drive with my laptop model. Thanks in advance.

  Best

  John

  Hi John,.

  My best guess would be that the USB 3.0 ports require a driver to work correctly, try to boot from it (when the driver is not loaded) may not work - this isn't a definitive answer, but I do not know of bootable recovery media certainly has problems booting from a 3.0.

  Regarding the wire to the second HDD, I would suggest sending a request thereon to HP to the Email address in the form below.

  http://h20141.www2.HP.com/hpparts/contact_us.aspx?mscssid=1DF92190D24F41BD8DFAF888728F5EBA

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Adding a second hard drive on a Dimension E521

  I want to install a second hard drive in my Dimension E521. I found a power cable that connects the original drive and the second drive, but not for the 2nd drive data cable.  I have another data cable, but where can I reach the other end? I don't see another place on the motherboard to connect to.

  Thank you very much for the research.

  johnbootie89

  How to add a second SATA hard drive.

  Basically, all you need is a 24 "[or more] x 180 * 90 x * [square] SATA cable data, similar as unit HERE , try to buy the cable of a store of the local computer, to save the S & H."

  HERE are the details to install the second hard disk.

  Connect the SATA data cable to any connector SATA open the card mother and once installed, the internal hard drive access configuration and verify that the drive and the port it is connected also is set to [OFF] auto.

  Location of the four motherboard SATA connectors, can be seen HERE

  For windows to recognize the second hard drive, it must be partitioned and formatted using the Windows Disk Manager.

  The system configuration details are HERE.

  Use one of the power connectors SATA [P3, P5, P8, and P9] inside the case, see HERE for more details.

  Bev.

• Adding a second hard drive internal

  I use an old HP Media Center PC m700, product: m7041. I have tried adding a second internal hard drive, but unfortunately do not know how to start. Could someone help me please?

  I'll start by guessing that you have a m7041.uk, given that your model number is incomplete. After you have a HP m7041.uk, you have the following types of drive Bay and the quantities;

  5.25 inches (CD/DVD), external x two (one available)
  a (busy) x internal 3.5-inch (hard drive),
  Personal Media Drive (available) x

  Because you don't have that a single Bay 3.5 "for a hard drive and it is already occupied, you will need to use the Bay 5.25" opened with an adapter like THIS or THAT. Please see these tutorials for HP on 'Adding or replacing a hard drive' and 'Adding or replacing a CD or DVD disc' to learn where and how to install the second hard drive.

  Frank

• How to set up the second hard drive

  My Mac Pro has two, the hard drives of 1 TB.  I had originally planned on the use of the second hard drive for Time Machine.  However, instead of using Time Machine, I now save by cloning my first hard drive to an external hard drive using Carbon Copy Cloner.  I did not use Time Machine in a year and do not expect that I have to use more.

  My first hard drive fills up-I have about 150 GB unused on it, and with video editing I'm is squeezed.  What is the best way to configure my system so that I can use my second, now sleeping, hard drive? Is it possible of them gang up together so that my system will behave as if there is a 2 TB HDD?

  Thanks in advance.

  Yes. It is called RAID.

  For more information on how to do this, see https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/create-raid-el-capitan/

• Satellite P70 - how to use the second HARD drive?

  I have recently bought a satellite P70 - A - 10 d.

  I see that there is no second location on hard disk, so I can install a second disk.
  You can see the second slot in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW75IsuFeoY.

  But I can't understand how screed the disc.
  Do I need additional items for it or he'll be safe just plug the drive and leave it without screws?

  Hello

  If the second HARD drive bay contains the HARD drive connector, you can connect the HARD drive using the 2.5 HARD disk as [this | http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/images/TOS-X505%20sm.jpg] a

  Welcome them

• Location for the second hard drive to 500-164 Pavilion

  Cannot find place to install the second hard drive in the box. Where it is installed?

  HP has not produced a manual upgrade. Please see this manual, because it could help you.

• Adding a second hard drive

  I have a HP Pavilion P6716F. The vehicle currently has a 1 TB hard drive (HD #1). I want to add a second hard drive of 2 TB (HD #2).

  I have a SATA connector cable, but you need to know what SATA on Alvorix RS880 port plug in. There is a white SATA P2 next to a P1 blue SATA to which is connected the current hard drive (HD #1). Is SATA P2 the right port to plug the second disc (HD #2)

  What I need to populate the second disc? If so, it seems that there are spare connectors which could be used. One of them is close by the power supply for hard disk #1. HD #1 is connected to a connector marked P4. P4 connector is divided (siamesed) another identical connector marked P5. The second hard drive (HD #2) must be plugged into this connector?

  Kostas,

  has worked like a charm. Thanks to a bouquet.

  Dave

• Adding a second hard drive to a 500-380nf Pavilion?

  I just bought a new 500-380nf Pavilion.

  In the store I did understand the seller I was intending to add second hard drive to a 1 to SATA (which I already loaded with all my media files).

  However, now I am home and have taken the side panel, it seems that the system a capacity for 2 more SATA connections on the motherboard, power cable from spare at least one and a lot of physical space.

  BUT the chassis appears to have been designed with ONLY 2 bays - that are occupied by the existing hard drive and the optical drive.   Am I missing something?   There is a place to mount the second hard drive, isn't there?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  Some models of the HP 500 - xxx series are provsioned for a 2.5 device "(SDD ou HD)."  See the image below.

  

  If you have removed the optical drive you can then use a 5.25 "to two hard drive adapter 2.5"since you mentioned a 2.5 hard drive".

• How to use the second HARD drive of Satellite A210 - BP1 for mirroring

  Satellite A210-BP1 came with 2 HDD (160 GB).
  Now, I want to use the second hard drive mirrored the first, one that has Vista installed.
  This should be done without supervision and in real time - as a RAID 1.

  How can I do this?
  I also have Vista professional available and I would be willing to use 3rd party software as well.

  Thanks in advance for your answers.

  Hi Jan

  I doubt that this is possible
  Why? The point is that you need to use two hard drives in mirroring, RAID striping, mode etc technology
  Satellite A210 can't RAID. It s only a SATA controller without RAID capacity!

  Therefore, the final answer is; NO, it is not possible to use mirroring

  Concerning

• Presario CQ5110F: COMPAQ Presario CQ5110F adding a second hard drive and...

  Good so I took the lead when writing my original post on how to combine the two computers successfully.
  Not enough research, no question, just a little say aloud... Sorry about that.
  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/desktop-hardware-and-upgrade-questions/HP-Pavilion-slimline-s3505f-amp-...

  I had little time today messing with both ' puters and discovered...
  They need a good cleaning and had.
  The noise of the Presario is indeed the fan on the radiator, it's just old and tired. Who cannot be strong in a music room; new fan may not be too expensive.
  So I decided the Presario is my starting point.

  I would add the hard drive of the Slimline as slave; they have different connectors tho.

  (1) if I just unplug the V2000 CD reader (that has the straight plugs) and use them to connect the second hard drive will I just lost my CD player? It is very good.
  (2) what parameters of rider (if any) do I need to have on each disc? Do not see outside the car Slimlines.

  I looked closer 2 slots for RAM and noticed that beside them there seems to be 2 places in addition to the Board of Directors, unused with no present holders plastic.

  (3) is it possible to add more slots and double the RAM? I would get 8 + GB and a 64-bit system end by ;~)

  Neither office seems to have the ability to run 2 monitors as is. No problem 29 "should do for now.
  Can't see a way to take the card out of the Slimline wireless and put it in the Presario. Internet not immediately necessary, hard connection cable always an option.

  All the other tips and advice on how to optimize my sytem are also welcome.
  Thank you for your time and helping an old guy handyman.
  See you soon!

  COMPAQ Presario CQ5110F (2008ish)
  Processor AMD Athlon X 2 7550 Dual Core 2.5 GHz = Socket: AM2 +.
  Card mother = Narra5 M2N68 - THE Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 Socket: AM2 +.
  Memory RAM = 4 GB RAM DDR2 DIMM PC2-6400 MB/s
  = Video/graphic card nVidia GeForce 6150SE integrated graphics
  Sound/Audio = Audio integrated Realtek ALC888S
  Hard = 320 GB SATA 7200 RPM drive
  CD/DVD Player = DVD +/-R / RW 16 X SuperMulti SATA drive
  OS = Vista Edition Windows Home Premium SP1
  Power = 300w
  Case = Mid size 38cmHx17cmWx43cmL ATX

  Hard drives has no different connectors if they are both SATA specifications like other post indicated.

  There is no adjustment to make on hard disks of the rider SATAS. According to me, that one can think of the old school the IDE drives.

  ) If I just unplug the V2000 CD reader (that has the straight plugs) and use them to connect the second hard drive will I just lost my CD player? It is very good.

  The image below is a diagram for your motherboard. You have enough SATA ports to be used for the second and even a third hard drive.

  

  DDR2 memory modules can be a little difficult to source. The current generation of add-on memory is the DDR3 specification.

  Perform a Google or any search engine is your preference in the memory of the source by using the update of Compaq presario CQ5110F RAM as keywords.