Hey i don't know a lot about computers. I have just bought a new WD 250G SATA HDD. I currently have a IDE HDD. I want to use the SATA HDD just for storage and no OS on it. Do i need to asign a MASTER/SLAVE to the SATA HDD??? also does anyone know where i can get a full description on how to install a SATA hard drive. Thanks.
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Jump to PostI don't know bout a full description but as far as master/slave. It's easy on you mobo you'll see SATA1 and SATA2(sometimes more depending on the board) one is master and 2 is slave. if its brand new you may have to go into disk managment and format it before …
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