How to Upgrade your Computer Hard Drive (HDD)?

Computer HDD Upgrade

Hard drive (HDD) is a primary storage device used to store data and files. It comes into different sizes. If your computer has less memory space, you can increase it by upgrading your computer hard drive. There are two ways to increase the size of your HDD.
  • Change the existing hard drive
  • Install an additional hard drive

Here are steps to upgrade your computer hard drive successfully.

Changing the existing hard drive
  1. You can replace the existing hard drive with a larger size HDD to add more storage space in your computer by following these steps.
  2. Check out which bus interface your computer’s existing hard drive is using. It can be IDE or SATA. Buy a new hard drive in larger size the existing one according to your data storage requirements and budget.
  3. Take a backup of your data from the existing hard drive so you can copy it to the new HDD later.
  4. Open your CPU box and disconnect the cables from existing hard drive, unscrew it and remove from the computer.
  5. Insert the new hard drive and connect the cables as they were connected to the old HDD.
  6. Re-install the operating system from the computer restores discs or a bootable CD drive or USB drive.
  7. Copy the backup data to the new HDD.

Install an additional hard drive

This is the most common approach used by computer owners. An additional hard drive can be added to your computer without removing the existing one. Follow these steps to add an additional hard drive to your computer:
  1. Determine the connection type of existing hard drive whether it is IDE or SATA. The second HDD must be a similar connection type.
  2. Purchase a new hard drive of your desired size. Also, buy a SATA or IDE cable.
  3. Insert the new hard drive and connect the SATA/IDE cable in the port given on the motherboard. Connect the power cable also.
  4. Go to the file explorer to check if the computer is reading the new HDD properly.

If you are unable to upgrade your computer hard drive by yourself and living in Brisbane, you can contact Ozzie Geeks. We offer the best on-site computer repairs Brisbane. Our computer technician will come to your place and upgrade your computer’s hard drive within no time.
Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia

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