Question about installing new hard drive

[rpetrson28]

Hi,

I'm installing a Maxtor 200GB hard drive into my compaq presario mode
S4210NX. My old one crashed so i thought i would upgrade the har
drive at this point in time. I have already installed it in th
computer and ran netbios which is reading it as a 200GB drive etc
Just want to make sure that they is going to work before loadin
windows XP pro on to it.

Specs are - Microprocessor Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Frontside Bus speed 40
MHz Processor architecture mPGA478. Chipset 845GL Hard drive 80 G
Drive RPM 5400 RPM Memory 256 MB DDR SDRAM Memory max 1 GB Memor
speed 2100 MB/sec Total DIMM sockets 2-184 pin Available DIMM socket
1-184 pin open Multimedia drive 16x DVD-ROM drive CD, DVD Rewritabl
drive CD-RW (48x/12x/48x) Diskette drive 3.5 inches (1.44 MB). Fa
and data modem Lucent V.92 56K modem Network Realtek RTL8100 Keyboar
Compaq PS/2 Internet Keyboard Mouse Internet Scroll Mouse – PS/2 Soun
Realtek ALC202A Speakers N/A Speaker form factor N/A Total expansio
slots Three PCI Available slots Two PCI Total drive bays Ext (two
3.5 inches (two) 5.25 inches Int (one) 3.5 inches Available driv
bays 3.5 inches ext., 5.25 inches ext Total external ports Serial
six USB 2.0, parallel, two PS/2 Available external ports Serial, si
USB 2.0, parallel Front mounted ports Two USB 2.0 Video graphic
(AGP) 845GL Graphics memory UMA up to 64 MB Tower dimensions 16.55
6.88 x 14.5 inches (23.8 pounds) Power supply 200 Watts Fax and dat
modem Lucent V.92 56K modem Network Realtek RTL8100 Keyboard Compa
PS/2 Internet Keyboard Mouse Internet Scroll Mouse – PS/2 Soun
Realtek ALC202A Speakers N/A Speaker form factor N/A Total expansio
slots Three PCI Available slots Two PCI Total drive bays Ext (two
3.5 inches (two) 5.25 inches Int (one) 3.5 inches Available driv
bays 3.5 inches ext., 5.25 inches ext Total external ports Serial
six USB 2.0, parallel, two PS/2 Available external ports Serial, si
USB 2.0, parallel Front mounted ports Two USB 2.0 Video graphic
(AGP) 845GL Graphics memory UMA up to 64 MB Tower dimensions 16.55
6.88 x 14.5 inches (23.8 pounds) Power supply 200 Watts

Thanks for the help

 

[philo]

Hi,

I'm installing a Maxtor 200GB hard drive into my compaq presario model
S4210NX. My old one crashed so i thought i would upgrade the hard
drive at this point in time. I have already installed it in the
computer and ran netbios which is reading it as a 200GB drive etc.
Just want to make sure that they is going to work before loading
windows XP pro on to it.

Specs are - Microprocessor Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Frontside Bus speed 400
MHz Processor architecture mPGA478. Chipset 845GL Hard drive 80 GB

<snip>
as long as the bios sees the drive OK
you should have no problems