I need to get some information before attempting a hard drive upgrade. Thanks in advance for any help!
Situation is:
I have an old HP Mediavision m7360y running XP service pack 3. Not my primary PC, but I need to keep it operational due to critical software that won't run on newer O.S. Current hard drive has started making a clicking noise on cold reboot (like playing card on bicycle spokes). I think it's time to upgrade to larger drive before this one crashes (plus more space would be nice). I'd like to make the new drive the boot drive and keep the current one as a secondary for as long as it lasts, if possible.
Not a PC repair expert, but I am comfortable opening, upgrading RAM, etc.
Before I order a drive, I want to make sure I've correctly determined what I need.
Current hard drive is: Samsung HD160JJ/P (160GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s & NCQ Hard Drive)
Motherboard is P5LP-LE.
CPU is Intel Pentium D
I've looked at the motherboard and there are 3 empty SATA connections, so I think I can add another SATA drive. Is this correct?
I only have one SATA cable, so I must need to order a second?
There appear to be several available electrical connections that look like the one connected to the current drive. They say "Foxconn P12", "Foxconn P9", etc. Is one of these what I would use for power?
I don't have OS installation disks, but I have cloned the current drive to an external Western Digital MyBook USB drive using Easus ToDo Backup Free (I hope. First time I've ever done this.) But, I think--unless it dies before I get a new one--I should be able to clone it again to the new drive and then switch the connections to the motherboard.
Not sure where to mount an additional drive. Current drive is mounted outside the cage for the HP Personal Media Drive. There is an empty space under the DVD drive. Maybe it could go there? I guess I would need mounting hardware?
So my questions are:
Am I on the right track?
What else do I need to know before I purchase a drive?
Is there a HD size limitation in XP? (I'm hoping to get at least 1TB if not 2)
I'm a novice at this, so please don't assume I know whatever should be obvious. I am grateful for as many specifics as possible--and happy to be directed to other resources, as well.
Thank you!
Elaine
Situation is:
I have an old HP Mediavision m7360y running XP service pack 3. Not my primary PC, but I need to keep it operational due to critical software that won't run on newer O.S. Current hard drive has started making a clicking noise on cold reboot (like playing card on bicycle spokes). I think it's time to upgrade to larger drive before this one crashes (plus more space would be nice). I'd like to make the new drive the boot drive and keep the current one as a secondary for as long as it lasts, if possible.
Not a PC repair expert, but I am comfortable opening, upgrading RAM, etc.
Before I order a drive, I want to make sure I've correctly determined what I need.
Current hard drive is: Samsung HD160JJ/P (160GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s & NCQ Hard Drive)
Motherboard is P5LP-LE.
CPU is Intel Pentium D
I've looked at the motherboard and there are 3 empty SATA connections, so I think I can add another SATA drive. Is this correct?
I only have one SATA cable, so I must need to order a second?
There appear to be several available electrical connections that look like the one connected to the current drive. They say "Foxconn P12", "Foxconn P9", etc. Is one of these what I would use for power?
I don't have OS installation disks, but I have cloned the current drive to an external Western Digital MyBook USB drive using Easus ToDo Backup Free (I hope. First time I've ever done this.) But, I think--unless it dies before I get a new one--I should be able to clone it again to the new drive and then switch the connections to the motherboard.
Not sure where to mount an additional drive. Current drive is mounted outside the cage for the HP Personal Media Drive. There is an empty space under the DVD drive. Maybe it could go there? I guess I would need mounting hardware?
So my questions are:
Am I on the right track?
What else do I need to know before I purchase a drive?
Is there a HD size limitation in XP? (I'm hoping to get at least 1TB if not 2)
I'm a novice at this, so please don't assume I know whatever should be obvious. I am grateful for as many specifics as possible--and happy to be directed to other resources, as well.
Thank you!
Elaine