Most computers today are easier to configure. Unlike in the olden days, the need to go into the BIOS to be able to make sure that all peripherals are properly detected is no longer a common practice. Computer peripherals today are mostly plug and play thus leaving lesser rooms for potential need to manually override conflicts as far as the hardware phase is concerned.
Hard disks come in different sizes. Some owners even install more than one hard drive, making one the master drive and the other a slave drive. This is to make sure that they have enough space to save large files such as videos and music files which can really fill up your hard disk in a hurry. You just have to assign them in the right order so that they can both be detected automatically.
Although you may feel comfortable with the fact that you can totally let the configuration do everything for you, you should also take the liberty of checking if they are detected. Sometimes, there will be jumpers on the hard disk you have to fix since a computer cannot have both master hard drives nor slave drives as well.
The pins need to be transferred from one slot to another. The proper assignment of the hard drives are usually indicated on a label of the hard disk. If that doesn’t work, make sure the IDE cables are properly hooked up. Sometime a simple loose connection is all you need to address.
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