How to replace a IDE Hard Drive

Two of the most common causes of I/O (Input/Output) device errors are driver based. Typically, either the device's driver is not enabled or it is out of date.

The driver component has an important function, as it acts as a motor like force that propels USB/plug-and-play hardware into a driving action within the computer.

It is the connecting communicating link signaling the CPU to a desired movement.

And while not all I/O device error solutions are simplistic, as a good starting point, you can try troubleshooting using a few basic steps, and you might not need to attempt anything else.

Access "Control Panel" from the Start menu and then choose "Performance and Maintenance."

Click "System" and then go to the Hardware tab and click on "Device Manager."

Find the device that is registering an error by expanding the nodes of the appropriate category.

If the device has a red "X" on the icon next to its description, the hardware is disabled; proceed to Step 4 to enable it. Otherwise, go to Step 5.

Go to the General tab and click "Enable Device" found under the Device Status section; then press "OK." (Note: You may have to follow prompts, as indicated through an enabling device wizard.

If you do, continue to click "Next" and follow the prompts until the process has completed.) Test the hardware.

If an error is shown, proceed to Step 5.

Go to the General tab and click "Troubleshoot" found under the Device Status section then press "OK." Follow the prompts to solve the issue.

If an error is still shown, proceed to Step 6.

Go to the Driver tab and click "Update Driver." Follow the prompts until the process has completed and then test the hardware.

The hardware that you are trying to access is damaged or failing.

The device drivers for the hardware are faulty or incompatible.

There is a connection problem such as a bad cable

for internal hard drives

Test all power and data leads that attach to your hard drive IDE,SATA

the leads from your MOTHERBOARD TO THE HARD DRIVE make sure they have a

secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty if its a flat 40pin ide

this will be the first to fail

make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty

or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs power and data to travel through every working device and continue its cycle and have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error

for usb drives

click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll through all of your devices

if you see a yellow question or exclamation mark ? ! or a red X you will need to update the drivers for this device right click select update driver/reinstall driver

if you can see your usb device but its not working scroll to Ports(Com&Ltd) right click to update driver

if you computer came with a motherboard disk the drivers could be on it

hope this helps

Follow the steps given below to refresh USB ports.

1. Right-click My Computer icon on the desktop, and then select Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager button.
4. Click the plus (+) sign to the left of Universal Serial Bus controllers.
5. Right-click the device listed under Universal Serial Bus controller and select Uninstall.
6. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device.

Please note, repeat Steps 5 and 6 until all the devices under Universal Serial Bus Controller are removed.

7. Shut down the computer.

CAUTION: Ensure that the Shut Down option is selected, instead of the Restart option.

8. Wait for 5 seconds and then restart the computer. When the computer restarts, a "Windows has detected new or added hardware" message window will open.

The above steps will refresh the USB ports.

Now connect the USB devices like mouse, video camera, your external usb hard disk...usb hubs...whatever you like and the drivers should install automatically.

Tip: It is always recommended to connect the main usb devices at the rear end usb port, as they require more power to initiate.

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“No Hard Disk” error displayed on XP install (SATA drive versus ATA/IDE drive) The two most most popular types of hard drives in personal computers are ATA (also known as IDE hard drive) and SATA hard drives. Many newer computers have SATA hard drives installed, but your computer may have either an (older design) ATA/IDE hard drive or a (newer design) SATA hard drive installed.
After removing Vista, when you reboot your computer, a “No Hard Disk” error may be displayed if your computer has a SATA drive installed. To fix the “No Hard Disk” error, you may need configure your computer’s BIOS settings so that it can recognize the SATA drive installed in you computer. Reconfiguring your BIOS is typically not required if your computer has an ATA/IDE hard drives installed.

Step 1: Activate your computer’s BIOS menu. The first or second screen your computer displays on status may display which key (or keys) you must press to activate your computer’s BIOS menu. You can also look in the index of your computer’s manual for “BIOS” or you can try passing the [Del] or [F1] key when text is first displayed after powering on your computer.

Step 2: BIOS menus vary by computer, but there are seldom more than a few menu categories. Review the “Main” and “Advanced” menu categories to locate your hard drive setting. When you locate the hard drive setting, be sure to note the original drive setting in the bios so that you can restore the original drive setting if your new configuration doesn’t work.

Step 3: Change the drive setting to “IDE,” then save the BIOS settings (usually by pressing the [F10] function key then restart your computer.
If changing your BIOS hard drive setting to IDE doesn’t work, return to step one and restore the original hard drive setting

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Try to install the drivers again. For this, follow the instructions below.

Step 1 : Right click to "My computer"
Step 2 : "Manage"
Step 3 : Choose "Device Manager"
Step 4 : Look at the right hand side window. Is there a " ! " sing hardware shown in the list. If there is, then remove it with right click.
Step 5 : Refresh the list by clicking the first line, at the top the right window again. Let it find the new hardwares.
Step 6 : Follow the steps on the new hardware.
Step 7 : In this position you should install the new drivers.

If you follow the instruction Step :7, it will work I hope.

Changing a hard drive is quite easy. In order to do this simply unplug your computer, Open your access panel and locate the original hard drive bay. Unscrew the mounting brackets and remove the connectors*note: make sure that you have some form of operating system ready to be installed if this is for replacing an original hard drive as without an OS your hard drive will probably be useless to you. Now simply put the new one in reversing how you removed the original. You will need a disk or a USB device in order to install windows to your hard drive. Now when you go to install your OS select format and follow the step by step instructions to finish this process out.

When you do this some of your hardware may not work correctly so you will need to get online, either to your computers OEM website for the drivers that are required for your specific computer or the manufacturers website in order to make sure you can actually use your hardware the way it was intended. For instance if you have a nvidia geforce 750 graphics card that was not installed by the manufacturer then you will need to go to the nvidia webiste and obtain the specific driver that will work for your OS. Also, make sure before you begin to do this if at all possible back up any sensitive or important information that you may want to keep and CANT EASILY REPLACE. Also note that there is a difference between IDE and Sata if your motherboard is IDE and your hard disk is SATA without an adapter they will not work together and vice versa.....