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    Wanting to add another hard drive

    Discussion in 'HP' started by chadrick_r6, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. chadrick_r6

    chadrick_r6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    im wanting to add a hard drive, if i get everything i need. caddy, adapter and what ever else i need, get the right SATA hard drive and hook everything up, the question is will my computer recognize the hard drive or will i have to do something extra to get the drive to work.
    i have a dv9205us
     
    chadrick_r6, Oct 15, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Format it.
     
    Lithus, Oct 15, 2007
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    chadrick_r6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    that said when i plug the drive in and go to my computer, is the drive gonna show up?
     
    chadrick_r6, Oct 15, 2007
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    You'll see it in the device manager.
     
    Lithus, Oct 15, 2007
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    All you do is right click on My Computer, then click on "Manage", then click on "Disk Management". From there you will be able to manage your HDDs and format the new one so you can use it in your system.
     
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