Getting low on HD space, need info and help.

xDRx · 12-04-2005, 03:41 PM

Hi all,

I'm on my win/xp computer that is dated (compaq deskpro) and it only has a 4Gigabyte hard drive and now i have 700-835 Megabytes left, I'm looking for options on more HD space. Options anyone?

RVictim87 · 12-04-2005, 03:54 PM

A 4 GB harddrive is very small by today's standards. I'd recommend buying a second one with atleast 20 - 100 GB, depending on what you use your computer for.

**linderman** · 12-04-2005, 06:19 PM

Welcome to TSF:

You have several choices / add another hard drive (difficulty rating = rather easy) as a slave for file space and live happily ever after

you could also add another drive as a slave then add a fresh install copy of win xp to that drive / if you have been running on that drive for more than 1-1/2 hrs then the registry has got to be more clogged up with garbage then my grandma's vaccum cleaner.

have a look on newegg.com or ebay you should be able to buy a Seagate or Western Digital IDE (ATA 100) 7200 rpm 80 gig / 8meg cache drive for about $40.00

consider the info above and please dont hesitate to ask more questions

regards

joe

xDRx · 12-04-2005, 11:21 PM

Thanks for the help, when it comes to HD's, I'm a newb.I mainly use my computer for the internet and for www.zeldaclassic.com which lets u make and play quests from the original zelda, otherwise thats it. Also i've never istalled a hard/slave drive into a computer before, But since u say its easy, I'll give it a shot. Once again thanx.

EDIT: Hey 1 more thing, are external hard drives any good?

crazijoe · 12-05-2005, 06:09 AM

I'd like to add a couple cents into this. If you buy a retail packaged internal hard drive, they will usually come with a disk/program that will let you copy or "clone" your existing drive to the new larger drive. This program can also be downloaded from the drive manufacturers website.

As far as external drives, Great way to back up all your data.

12-04-2005, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
xDRx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 48 OS: Windows Vista Premium x2	Getting low on HD space, need info and help. Hi all, I'm on my win/xp computer that is dated (compaq deskpro) and it only has a 4Gigabyte hard drive and now i have 700-835 Megabytes left, I'm looking for options on more HD space. Options anyone?

12-04-2005, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Welcome to TSF: You have several choices / add another hard drive (difficulty rating = rather easy) as a slave for file space and live happily ever after you could also add another drive as a slave then add a fresh install copy of win xp to that drive / if you have been running on that drive for more than 1-1/2 hrs then the registry has got to be more clogged up with garbage then my grandma's vaccum cleaner. have a look on newegg.com or ebay you should be able to buy a Seagate or Western Digital IDE (ATA 100) 7200 rpm 80 gig / 8meg cache drive for about $40.00 consider the info above and please dont hesitate to ask more questions regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 12-04-2005 at 06:20 PM.

12-04-2005, 11:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
xDRx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 48 OS: Windows Vista Premium x2	Thanks for the help, when it comes to HD's, I'm a newb.I mainly use my computer for the internet and for www.zeldaclassic.com which lets u make and play quests from the original zelda, otherwise thats it. Also i've never istalled a hard/slave drive into a computer before, But since u say its easy, I'll give it a shot. Once again thanx. EDIT: Hey 1 more thing, are external hard drives any good? Last edited by xDRx; 12-04-2005 at 11:23 PM.

12-05-2005, 06:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I'd like to add a couple cents into this. If you buy a retail packaged internal hard drive, they will usually come with a disk/program that will let you copy or "clone" your existing drive to the new larger drive. This program can also be downloaded from the drive manufacturers website. As far as external drives, Great way to back up all your data. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-04-2005, 03:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
RVictim87 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove, California (GMT - 08:00) Posts: 49 OS: Windows: XP, 2003, iMac G3, OpenBSD 3.8	A 4 GB harddrive is very small by today's standards. I'd recommend buying a second one with atleast 20 - 100 GB, depending on what you use your computer for.