how to hook up two drives
if you hooked up two drives. like a cd-rom and a dvd-rom. and one dont work
all it is. is a jumper wrong. try this unhook the first drive. just hook up the new
drive. see it finds it. and it found the original. ok on the back of the drives is
three sets of prongs. ::: the farthest two is usually master. ::[] the upper two
on the upper left corner is usually slave. (upper 2)-> ::: but it can vary. look on
the drives itself it should have a diagram. or look in the installation pamplet
with the new drive. one set to master and one to slave.
how to install a new harddrive
first back up all your stuff, like in the format section without the formatting. first
unplug the system. rub your hands on the outside case to remove any static.
take off the case and remove the old harddrive anywhere from 1 to 4 screws
holding it in usually 4. unplug the power cord from the back sometimes thats
hard to remove and then take out the link cable the big rectangle one. put your
new harddrive in, put the cable back on and the power cable, and the screws
back in. most bios already recognizes the harddrive if not the harddrive came
with a installation disk. insert that and reboot the system it will install it to your
bios. then install windows.
how do i install ram into my computer
how to install ram, there are many differnt sizes and mhz of ram for different
mobos you can take out a old stick of ram, and read on it what it is. so you
know what to get. if you are uncertain take your computer up and ask what ram
i got or just buy what you think it is and bring it home, they will exchange it for
the other if it dont fit. ok all you do is. well first unplug the cord take off the case
lid rub your hands on the lid to remove static. and just put it in the slot sideways
and it just snaps in, really easy just boot up your computer and its already in-
stalled you have more ram. ddr2 is the most common ram at the moment
how do i increase virtual memory on computer
to increase virtual memory on machine, right click on my computer on desktop.
click properties. click the advanced tab, click settings next to performance. click
the advanced tab, and you will see virtual memory. virtual memory is used by
applications the same way ram is used. it helps the performance of your com-
puter. you can see what programs is using what virtual memory. press alt + ctrl
+ del keys on computer once and the task manager comes up, click view at the
top click select collums. put a check next to virtual memory size. now you can
see which program is using how much virtual memory.
how do i install a card into my computer
ever buy a video card or sound, modem card, and they say we will install that for
only 29.99 or 39.99 yeah im sure they will since it only takes 1 minute and hardly
no effort. well heres how you do it buy the card you want. there are 4 different
kinda slots in computers, 99% of computers only have two the 4 are pci, pci
express, agp and agp 4x. look on motherboard manual see which you have or
search your pc online. pci express and agp 4x are designed for advanced video
cards for gaming. you just look for a empty slot on your computer. ok get the
card, you need make sure you have a spot empty first. buy the card, unplug the
power cord and remove the cover off the case, rub your hands on the outer case
of the computer to release any static you may have. take out 1 screw off one of
the available ports, see my computer building page to see where the ports are.
ok take the screw off, then slide off the metal sleeve where the screw was and
then slide the card in its alittle snug line up the card straight as you can and push
alittle firm but still gentle. and then put the screw back in the card put your case
back on and boot up your system. then insert the installation cd that came with
the device and its done. only 39.99 what a bargin. heh
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