Installing a hard drive

sandman2866 · Post by **sandman2866** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:36 pm

I want to set up a second hard drive this computer I recently bought off kijiji
anyways I know the basics of computers...like what cables to connect to the hdd but no so much the software part its running windows 2000...but even before i turn it on im putting the hdd in and installing xp will it automatically install drivers and stuff and regonize the hdd like when I plug an mp3 player into my computer by the way i was this to be a secondary hdd plz help...

edit: by the way am I getting a good deal on this computer?? its got a 1ghz procceser 512mb of ram...not sure about the video card....10 gb hdd and windows 2000 and im paying 100 bucks with a 17in monitor mouse and keyboard seemed like a good deal to me but my freind told me other wise and will that system run xp no problem??

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:39 pm

Plug it in and turn the computer on. It will work. (As long as your jumper settings are okay and the drive itself isn't dead.)

EDIT: I wouldn't pay $100 for that. $50 maybe, but $100 is a lot. It will run XP fine; I've run it on a Pentium II 400 with 128 MB of RAM just fine.

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:29 pm

Ouch you grammer man.