I try to add a second  300 Gb hard disk ata as a storage to the same cable connected the main 160 GB hard disk
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First of all let the first jumper as it is then remove the jumper of 300GB hard disk. Remove the CD drive cable from cd drive and connect it to 300gb hard disk. and resart ur computer. if it is able to read 300 gb harddisk.....then shut down the computer and connect the second loop of mother board to cd drive.
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is the drive useable?if so open the case of the pc you are using unplug it first!!!then touch the metal frame to discharge any static then take the old hd and connect it to the new pc make sure to set the jumper to cs or slave this should be on the hd case then just run pc as usual the new (old)hd should now be available to work with,also you can now re formatt it ti use for storage etc.
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JUst change the HDD with another brand type HDD. Try Western Digital, they are pretty good at hard drives.
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Have you partitioned and formatted the second drive?\n\nGo to Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management. Under Storage, select Disk Management. If the second drive shows up as Unpartitioned Space, right-click on it to partition and format it.  Then Windows should see it.
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Make sure that you have the jumpers installed correctly on the hard drives IE Cable select on both drives and the slave drive is plugged into the end of the cable and master drive is plugged into the middle of the cable. Or you can put the jumpers on the master and slave position pins.\nMake sure the cable is plugged in properly IE the red stripe on the cable should be on the end next to your power plug. Also you should have both hard drives on one IDE cable using the same channel
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You can use True image by Acronis for such purpose. You can easily create an image of your first drive and then restore it on the second one. But you need to reformat your second drive before restoring. \nYou can purchase the newest True image here: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/\nOr download a free version here:\nhttp://www.acronis.com/mag/vnu-ati7
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your max hdd size is deermined by your OS and your budget. What can you afford? you could fit 2 hdd's into your pc one as the master and one as the slave then you'll have 2 really large ones:))
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Ignore all that crap.  Most likely, the jumpers are already set to "cable select", which means all you have to do is put the cable that says "master" on the drive that you want to be the master drive, and connect the "slave" cable to the drive that you want to be the slave.\n\nNotice how there are two IDE connections on the motherboard.  Each one can hold a master/slave (normal is two hard drives, two optical drives for a total of four drives).  The first connection is the primary, and the second IDE connection on the motherboard is the secondary.  So it IS possible to be both the primary and the master.
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This is very simple. Just connect both the external hard drives to you laptop. Now both of them should be recognized by your laptop. Now simply drag and drop the files and folders from one drive to another.\n\nHope you find this information useful.
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it is problem of data cable only as if it wud be a prob in hard disk or motherboard that hard disk ll never be detected if u reconnect also... so try with a data cable borrowed frm ur frnd and if it works conveniently u can get a new data cable...
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If you don't have another operating system installed in the second partition, then the task is quite easy; you simply delete the partition you don't need and the space will be added to the remaining partition as 'free space'\n\nThe other option is to use free partitioning software, such as Acronis: I believe you can use the free trial evaluation for from the following link\n\nhttp://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/
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you need enough memory. check your drive under my computer
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This is quite easy.  We'll configure your existing hard drive to be a master drive and your new one to be a slave drive.  Here's how:\n\n0. Print out this guide and any other reference material you have.\n\n1. Turn off your computer.\n\n2. Pull all of the cables out of the back, including the power chord.\n\n3. Get a screwdriver and open the case.\n\n4. Have a look around inside and look for a flat (thin) but wide grey cable going from your motherboard (the big circuit board at the bottom of your case where everything plugs in to) to your existing hard drive.\n\n5. Make sure there is a spare plug on the cable.  One of the plugs will be going into your existing hard drive.  Also make sure that there is space in the metal rack where the hard drives go, and that there are screw holes in the rack.\n\n6. Unscrew the hard drive and unplug the IDE cable (the flat grey cable) and the power cable, and remove your existing hard drive.  \n\n7. At the same end where the cable went in there will be a series of pins.  These are called 'jumper' pins and they're used to determine whether or not the device is master or slave.  Two of the pins should be covered with a thin bit of plastic that joins them together - this is called a jumper.  (see the URL in the sources section below).\n\n8. Look on the case of the hard drive for a picture of which pins to cover to make the hard drive a 'master' drive.  Remove the jumper and put it back on the appropriate pins.  Use a pair of tweazers if it helps.\n\n9. Look at your new hard drive and configure it as slave (using the jumper pins, just like in step 8).\n\n\n10. Place both hard drives back into the computer in the metal racks, and remember which is which (maybe use some sticky tape temporarily to mark one of them).  Screw them both into the racks.\n\n11. Attach the master hard drive, your old hard drive, to the very end of the IDE cable (the flat grey cable).\n\n12. Attach the new hard drive to the middle plug in the cable. (see the URL in the sources section).\n\n13. Attach power cables to both hard drives.\n\n14. Put your computer case back on, but don't screw it in yet.\n\n15. Plug in your power, monitor and keyboard and turn the computer on.  Hold down the 'delete' key on your keyboard immediately.  This will take you to your computer 'bios' screen.\n\n16. Select the first option in the menu.  This should list the hard drives that have been detected.  If both hard drives are in the list then you're done.  Screw the case on properly.  If not, double check the jumper settings, the IDE cable and the power cable.  If you can't get it to work, DONT PANIC! Just take your computer to your local computer store and ask for help.
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a 300 gb hdd has a space capacity for  279.45 gb only
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Your question doesn't have a simple answer; however, if you don't need two computers, the easiest thing to do would be to transplant the HD from the slower machine into the better one.  This way, you'll have both drives available in the same computer, with a minimum of muss 'n fuss :)
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1) if it's a power supply issue, replace the power supply in the host machine.\n\n2)You can pull the drive and install it as a secondary internal drive in another machine.\n\n3)Buy an external usb or firewire enclosure, install your hard drive in it. And now you have the ability to connect that hard drive to any computer with a usb or firewire connection.
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Time for a bigger hard drive. I hate to be a name dropper but I have the best luck with maxtor drives. They come with software that makes it easy to copy your old system to your new drive. Install the new drive as a slave and then run the maxblast software. Make absolutly sure you have the source drive..the drive you want to copy.and the destination drive..the new drive in the right configuration. Once done, turn the computer off..take both drives out and put the new drive in as master.