how to install a new hard drive??

[beanstalk_230]

hi
i have a 80 gb seagate hard disk on which i have the OS partition and three other partitions

i wanted to install a 2nd hard drive samsung 40 gb pata and also partition it

please help me doing the above

[Pathik]

just connect the 2nd hdd as slave and boot...

[Choto Cheeta]

HDD will be connected as these settings,

http://www.pctechguide.com/images/tutorials/FLDrives/IDEConfig.gif

jumpers may be configures as this,

http://www.networkclue.com/images/peripherals/jumpers.gif

Note, that mainlly we use 6 pin drives :)

[beanstalk_230]

its a 6 pin hard drive saurav

so should i go for the DUAL SLAVE Setup as shown in the picture you posted??

[Choto Cheeta]

Yes... please do that !!! :)

[beanstalk_230]

but the hard drive did not show up in windows xp but yeah my motherboard did recognize it.... what to do??????????

[Choto Cheeta]

but the hard drive did not show up in windows xp but yeah my motherboard did recognize it.... what to do??????????

1st of make sure, that jumpers are right, http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/08/29/installing-2nd-ide-drive-as-master-slave-configuration-using-jumpers/ after that if still OS (Windows) fails to detect it, then try this please Right Click on My computers, then select the option called Manage...

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3845/bsmanagemycomputerenzb8.jpg

now at computer management, please navigae your self to Disk Management...

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3300/untitledcs1.jpg

as its a new HDD, either you need to Partition and format the logical drives or if its a already partition HDD then you need to asign Drive Letter on each of them... :)

[beanstalk_230]

tthxxx very much CC