A hard drive is the main component that the computer relies on. On the hard drive, the operating system is stored, also includes your pictures, videos, music, documents, etc. No operating system on...
It is not hard to recover your hard drive if you have a back up to your files. If you are willing to spend money you can fix your hard drive by visiting Geek Squad.
yes adjust the jumper at the back of the drive. it's a white block. it between the interface connector and power connector. you also want to set it aswell in the bios.
The easiest way to make an internal hard drive portable is to purchase what's called a hard drive enclosure. Hard drive enclosures are kits that have everything you need to make your own portable...
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go to "my computer" browse to your external hard drive then open another "my computer" window drag and drop the file(s) you want to the window displaying the external hard drive.
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