Installing a 2nd Hard Drive

i have watched several video’s on this but i wanted to ask here as well cause you guy’s have helped me before & i trust this place..my question is how hard is it to install a 2nd hard drive? can i just crack the case & plug & play or is it more to it then that? any help on this would be greatfuly appreciated
Answer #1
Very very easy…Most drives today are sata..Just 2 small connectors…You can’t go wrong..They only connect one way…Once connected and booted the bios will automatically detect the new drive…
Answer #2
be sure you have enough plugs for the drive. and remove static
Answer #3
see i love z, just for people like the two of you but 1 more time like just plug & play? & does it matter if the hard drive im installing already has something on it?
Answer #4
Nope…It doesn’t make no difference if the HD have data in it or not…
Answer #5
4 screws and 2 plugs…other than installing RAM it’s probably the easiest thing to do when putting together a computer.
Answer #6
i have it installed but it’s not showing the 2nd drive??
Answer #7
You may have to assign it a drive letter in Disk Management. Does it appear in the BIOS?
Answer #8
You may have to assign it a drive letter in Disk Management. Does it appear in the BIOS?
how i find out?
Answer #9
press the power button to start the PC and press delete during the POST screen (usually black with grey text) to get to the BIOS (Blue screen background).
Answer #10
your 1st boot to windows after installing it, was there a “new hardware found” pop-up