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New Hard Drive

  • 06-01-2006 7:58am
    #1
    sward
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    The Hard Drive on my Desktop is now full, im wondering what is the best action to take.
    Can I install a second HD? will this cause problems?
    or
    Should i just buy a new one and replace the old one?
    :confused:
    I appreciate any advise.

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    Heinrich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Heinrich


    Buy a second one and use the two!!!


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Just make sure you get the appropriate type of disk - i.e. IDE or SATA.


  • #4
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    and when you get the new one copy loads of stuff off the current one. don't leave it full because its always good to have space on your windows partition. do you know about setting master/slave etc


  • #5
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Save up and buy a decent sized one too, they always fill up sooner than you think!


  • #6
    sward
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭sward


    Thanks for all the suggestions

    how would i go about setting up the master/slave?

    Can i find out if i need IDE or SATA by looking in device manager or should i just open up the box?


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  • #7
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    You should be able to tell in device manager. If you have any SATA controllers listed, then SATA's what you want. Many motherboards take both SATA and IDE.


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