Installing a new hard drive (hard disk)

Hi. I'm planning to install a new hard drive to my computer. Does anyone know how to install a new HD? Or does anyone know a link or anything? I also need to know if I should back up my original hard drive
Thanks,
Frisbo
G4 Processor Dual 867 MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   EPSON R300 Photo Printer

Hi, Frisbo -
Sorry - meant to address the backing-up issue in my previous post.
In the grand scheme of things working as intended, there should be no reason to have to back up your existing drive before adding a second drive - other than a hardware disaster or a formatting error (picking the wrong drive to initialize), there is little chance the data on the exisiting drive would be affected.
The operative phrase is 'working as intended'. That is why good practice includes maintaining a reasonably current backup of the important (can't afford to lose 'em) files on a drive at all times - things do happen, sometimes bad things or even catastrophies, without warning.
Backing up files was easier in OS 9 and earlier than it is with OSX, although backing up data files is still relatively easy - it is backing up the OS that has become less easy.
Unlike with OS 9, OSX can not be backed up via a Finder copy process (drag-copy). It is necessary to use a utility such as Carbon Copy Cloner in order to clone OSX to another volume in order to create a backup of it. I believe it can also be used to back up the entire drive.

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