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| Thread ID: 35991 | 2003-07-27 14:12:00 | Hard drive space dissapearing fast | southernman (2481) | Press F1 |
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| 163313 | 2003-07-27 14:12:00 | Have an old OS,98SE,10GB HD,64Ram,because i have DL heaps of songs etc to my hard drive i find that i have about .5GB left,and am rapidly throwing things off just to retain space.My CD Writer is on the blink at the mo so I can't save the MP3's to them however what i want to know is can I or how can Iupgrade the space on the HDD from 10 to 20-40GB or do I have to buy new computer(This option is in new year plan anyway) any suggestions gratefully acknowledged.GREETINGS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH SMAN. | southernman (2481) | ||
| 163314 | 2003-07-27 21:34:00 | The hardest task you will have in installing a new hard drive is finding one that is 20GB. Otherwise, it is a matter of plugging it in, partitioning and formatting it and away you go. No need for a new computer just yet. Have a little search on Google for "installing new hard drive" and you will find lots of good info. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 163315 | 2003-07-27 21:49:00 | Couple of things you could do. 1. See if there is a bios update that will allow you to install a larger drive (be careful when updating a bios one wrong move and the system is toast) 2. Get a bigger drive and get the drive Overlay software (this allows you to use large capacity drives on older machine that normally won't run them). You can get the overlay software from the drive manufacturer. |
Odin (227) | ||
| 163316 | 2003-07-28 08:06:00 | get another cd writer and start burning they are under $100 these days and cdr are cheap as well | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 163317 | 2003-07-28 11:57:00 | A new hard drive would be your best bet ... wouldn't even have to throw the old one out, just keep it as your Master and make the new one your Slave ... One of the upsides to this is that you can put Windows on the smaller drive and keep ALL your data on the other ... if you need to reinstall Windows you only have to format the smaller drive, without freaking out that you'll lose everything, since it's on a separate drive ... Since you're already running a 10GB hard drive, your BIOS should be alright (older ones couldn't read anything bigger than 2 or 8 GB, depending on the brand). As it is, even if your BIOS baulks at reading the new HD due to it's size, making several smaller partitions on it (say, about 4G each) should solve that prob too ... The way things are going, a 40GB might be better value for money than a 20GB HD anyway ... Cheers ... Rosz |
Rosz (4275) | ||
| 163318 | 2003-07-29 02:40:00 | preferably you would use the newer drive to hold windows, as it would have a fast seek time, and transfer rate. | roofus (483) | ||
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