HOW TO INSTALL AND FORMAT A NEW HARD DRIVE (WINDOWS)

👉SUBSCRIBE! In this video I'll show you how to install a new hard drive in your computer and then format it. I'll be using Windows 10, but this is the same for other versions of Windows.

The basics of adding another hard drive to your computer are: mount the drive in your case, plug in the SATA POWER and SATA cable, and then format the drive. It's an easy process for anyone to do on their own. UNPLUG YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE STARTING!
A quick format will be fine for most users. If you are installing an SSD, use quick format, do not do a full format!

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[Mims.Entertainment]

First, I am 75. I did not grow up in the computer age so all of this is completely hard for me. I watched several unprofessional videos on how to format a new hard drive. Never spent more than a minute or so before not getting it. This person with a very pleasant voice takes you step by step. (I have Windows 7) So it was not easy but when I realized if I did exactly as he said. It worked. All I can say is if you find computers difficult to understand, this is THE video for you. Follow his instructions and you will be happy with the results. I subscribed so I can find out more steps to now transfer all my O.S. main hard drive ( about to kick the bucket) to the new one he helped me install. Thank you, Sir!

[meatmun]

Simple, straightforward, easy to follow. Very good video, helped a lot.

[Seige-bgwu]

I love how he tells what to do in multiple situations. Like how he said if it didn’t automatically recognize the disk how he actually backed out and showed us what it would do instead of just saying what to do and moving on acting like nobody would have that problem. Very useful video. I wish everybody’s videos were like this

[GodRealm]

You have a very "gentleman" voice and way of talking. Thank you for this video sir.

[mauri]

Almost three years later and there isn’t a better video than this!

[Aiphiae]

Perfect video. Straightforward, to the point, clear narration (great voice!), and easy to follow along. This is what YouTube is all about.

[sobangcha]

I am such a newbie in the pc building world but you made it so easy for me to understand and go about with the hdd installation process. Thank you so much man!! Every step was clearly explained and very brief, no drags at all :)

[deusconduit]

Thanks so much for posting this! Just built my first PC a few days ago and needed to know how to do this with the storage drive I bought. So easy to follow along, thanks again!

[ItsAllNova]

Wow, this is a very well made video. Everything is explained in terms even people who might not know much about computers can understand. I build PC's all the time and have been looking for a video that goes through step by step for my friends and family that don't know how to do this and I will definitely recommend this video to them when it comes time to format their hdd's

[drmikeosgood]

Hey, thank you for the information on how to do the internal hard drive install. I was not aware of the need to go and do all those steps to get the system to recognize the new component.

[Lohkus_]

4 years later and still a very informative, straightforward to the point video, thanks alot!

[Currencybeans]

appreciate the help homie, still new to the pc world and this definitely helped, will send to any homies that are also getting into pc building

[alextourlas]

Thank you so much!! Made this process so simple, easy and straight to the point. Keep up the great content :)

[angieCity]

dude you came in clutch with this tutorial. Thank you so much!

[neomis]

Literally just bought one of these drives after having some storage issues, really happy I quickly found a reassuring and easy to follow video to install it.

[marlonramos]

Perfect Video for people with anxiety in working with computers like myself. Easy to understand! Thank you.

[Reptileman]

Much thanks man. Very easy to follow and since I built my PC awhile ago I forgot what to do, was a nice refresher!

[dmgszn]

Wow! That was an amazing tutorial video. I am picking up a new harddrive in a week or so and this video has definitely answered all my questions haha. Thank you so much! You've earned yourself a new subscriber.

[Engtissueman]

Thank you. I had been struggling with installing a new HD for several days. I thought I had a messed up cable. This was straightforward and easy to follow.