How to Replace Your Hard Drive

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Full Playlist: • Data Management Storage • - • - • Watch more Data Management Storage videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/315437-... • If your computer seems a bit sluggish, this guide will help breathe new life into your old machine. • Step 1: Backup old drive • Backup the old hard drive and save files you want to transfer to the new one. • Step 2: Turn off computer • Turn off the computer and unplug the external cables, including the power cable. • Step 3: Open the computer • Remove the housing and unplug the ribbon cable, also known as the multi-wire planar cable, and the power cable from the old hard drive. • Tip • Static electricity can destroy a new hard drive. Make sure you ground yourself with an anti-static wrist strap or rubber-soled shoes. • Step 4: Remove the hard drive • Use a micro screwdriver to remove the screws holding the hard drive in place, and then gently slip it out. • Step 5: Install new hard drive • Secure the new hard drive in place with the original screws and then reattach the ribbon and power cables. • Step 6: Restart computer • Put the housing back on, reattach the external cables, and then restart the computer. • Step 7: Reinstall operating system • Reinstall or upgrade your operating system and then copy your backed up programs and files to the new drive. • Did You Know? • Today's personal computers have about 1,000 times the speed and 500,000 times the memory of the Apollo 11 computer systems.

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