Tutorial 1: ISM3004; How to use an External Hard Drive on your PC

How to use an External Hard Drive on your PC

by: Courtney Jeffries, ISM3004

First of all, an External Hard Drive is a hard disk placed outside of the computer case. This allows expandability even if a computer's drive bays are full, and also provides an easily removable form of mass storage with very large capacity (networkdictionary).

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Here are some easy steps for using an external hard drive on your PC:

Step 1:

Connect the external hard drive to your computer and it will begin installing. You should then be alerted that new hardware was detected.

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Step 2:

Your computer may ask you if you want to "allow" the new hardware. If so, register your hardware at this time.

Step 3:

Next try to run a simple test on your hard drive by creating a new document and saving it to the external hard drive. Once it has been saved, try opening the document from the hard drive. If you are able to open the document, your hard drive installation was successful and you can begin transferring original files from your internal hard drive onto your new external hard drive.

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Works Cited:

"Computer and Networking Hardware Dictionary - E." Network Dictionary. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://www.networkdictionary.com/hardware/e.php>.

Tutorial 1, ISM3004: How to successfully install and run a program for microsoft

How to Successfully Install and Run a program for Microsoft

by: Courtney Jeffries, ISM3004

Step 1:
Before installing a program onto your computer there are a few basic things you need to make sure of. You first need to check to see if the computer matches the requirements that go along with the program you are trying to install. (Also something to remember is to close all other windows or programs you may already have opened on your computer, this will allow the new program to install in a more timely manner.)

Step 2:
Once the disk has been inserted into your computer, most software will automatically prompt to a setup screen. If this is the case, you will then click the "run" button to start the installation process.

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If you do not immediately see the setup screen however, the disk may not include this feature, in which case you would:

1. Click on "START" in the bottom left corner of the screen and open My Computer.

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2. Once in the my computer window, open the installation files drive. This drive will contain all your files.
3. You will then see either a setup or install file. (If there is more than one file, look for the application file or check each until you find the one that begins with installation.) Double click on your file and the installation process of your program will begin.  

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