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ned to keep the rest of the disk running smoothly. If more than 10% of the available sectors on the hard drive are bad, it is prob ably best to just replace the drive. 2 Use a thumb drive, external hard drive or other storage device to back up your valuable dat a. If your hard drive crashes and you do not have a good backup, you may be unable to recover that data. You can copy your data to the external device by simply opening Windows Explorer, choosing the files to back up and copying them to the external device. 3 wood floor texture Purchase a replacement hard drive for your computer. When buying a new hard drive, always choose the largest capacity you can affo rd. The cost of storage has dropped quite a bit, so chances are you can afford a hard drive that is a lot larger than the current PurplePixie one. 4 Power-off and unplug your computer. Open the case of your computer by locating the pull-up tab on the top or the side. You .
ard drive will be silver in color and it will have two cables coming off of it. The IDE cable will be grey in color and flat, with a white rectangular connection that attaches to the hard drive. The power connector will be white, and it will be designed to con nect to four prongs on the hard drive. You will need to disconnect both the grey IDE cable and the white power cable. Next, remove the screws that hold the hard drive in place. Depending on the model, you will need either a Phillips head or a flat-head screwdr Baby Food Diet iver. 6 Slide the old hard drive out of the drive bay and slide the new one in its place. Hook up the IDE cable and the power and secure the drive with the screws you removed in the previous step. It is important for the new hard drive to be securely in place. PurplePixie Make sure the screws are fully seated and that the hard drive is not loose. Then replace the cover and restart your PC.1 Research .
rs with a compliance of IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g. These options give you increased security on your network. 2 Plug your purch ased USB into a USB port on your computer. Depending on the chosen model, you may have an installation CD. Place your installation CD into the CD-ROM on your computer, and follow the setup instructions to install the wireless USB drivers. Some adapters will in stall automatically. 3 Locate the wireless icon on the lower right of your computer screen. If there is an X marked on it, use t computer icon he manual that comes with your purchased wireless USB adapter to configure it properly. The wireless icon usually lights up when a wireless connection point is detected.1 Launch your preferred Internet browser. 2 Navigate to a driver repository website. Severa PurplePixie l such sites are listed in the Resources section. 3 Select the manufacturer and model of the driver you wish to download. 4 Click .
