How To Connect A Second Hard Drive

How To Connect A Second Hard Drive
How To Connect A Second Hard Drive

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The second hard drive is most often installed to increase the capabilities of the computer, in particular, so that there is more space for storing information. You can connect a second hard drive on your own, this does not require special technical education. This is done in the following sequence.

Necessary

To do this, you need a second hard drive and a few simple working tools

Instructions

Step 1

Protect your hard drive already on your computer. Better to scan it with ScanDisk and defragment it with Disk Defragmenter.

Step 2

Copy the necessary and important files, if any on your PC.

Step 3

Turn off your computer, be sure to unplug your computer and open your PC.

Step 4

Determine where you will place the second hard drive. Usually, the free space is next to the first disk.

Step 5

Locate the power connector. Then take a new data cable and replace the old cable with it.

Step 6

Place jumpers on the hard drive.

Step 7

Put the second hard drive into your computer. Connect the data connectors and power connectors to both hard drives.

Step 8

Check all new connections.

Step 9

Shut down your computer.

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