Hard Drive Upgrade Install Guide
Final Steps In The Hard Drive Upgrade
Turn off the computer. Now all that needs to be done is to remove the old hard drive from the case, change the IDE connector on the new hard drive to be the master IDE connector (the black connector), and to change the jumpers on the new hard drive to indicate the hard drive is the master. Put the computer case cover back on and reconnect all the connections, including the power cord.
Power on the computer and enter the BIOS. Here's how the new hard drive looks in the ABIT KT7A BIOS now that it's the only hard drive in My Super PC.
Restore the value of the BIOS parameters "First Boot Device", "Second Boot Device", and "Third Boot Device" to the way you like. Save the BIOS changes and exit the BIOS. The computer should boot up normally to the desktop.
Here's the size of each partition for the hard drive after the upgrade. Notice that each partition has been proportionally increased.
Run "DiskScan" and "Disk Defragmenter" on the new hard drive
A respected and commonly used utility for measuring hard drive performance is HD Tach, which is a free download. It's a good idea to run HD Tach just to ensure everything checks out ok. The performance results you get may vary due to factors such as the speed of the Front Side Bus (FSB) and the ATA supported by the computer. If you do run HD Tach then first run Disk Defragmenter and do it before GoBack is re-installed.
If you had to uninstall GoBack then it can be reinstalled whenever you like.
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