Ok, kool. What will that do for me then, start me off brand new?

 

o my bad, if it for business y do u need to upgrade it???. 80gigs would be fine for business use. and yea thats not a good deal. and yea its SATA(its the type of connection). i dont think u have that. you can get the same thing new for 80 bucks.

160 gig drive for 65 bucks Shipped new. its pritty nice if i wanted 160 gigs.

EDIT: it would help if u had the link
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148103

NEWEGG ROCKS.

 

Thanks man!!! I wanted to upgrade to vista when I could. But the concensus is that I am not able to really. without spending quite a bit plus the program. I need more ram for sure cause its slow as a mule, and I need more space for all the files for work

 

Is Western Digital any good, and how do I know if it will fit in my puter, or will the all fit in them?

 

WD is fine its like the top brand next to seagate. its basicluly the size and the connection type. size is like 3.5" and the conection is IDE. thats about all.

 

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Telgren's link to the recovery disk is gold. That will make the process ALOT easier for you. Note - when you use the recovery disk all of the files on the drive you install it on will be wiped out...

IF I were you - then to ensure you don't entirely fark this up, remove your current harddrive from the system and install the new one. Very easy - just a few screws, and make sure you put the same connections on in the same way. [Now there is one factor here that I haven't talked about before - and it's how to set the jumper on the back of the drive - it can be in several modes, and the mode it is in matters if you plan on having both the new and old drives in the computer later. We can talk about that when we get there.]

Then install the operating system using the recovery CD that Telgren found - very easy - just have to enter a few details it will ask for, like your name, etc.

Once the computer is running then you have to decide how you want to use your old files. If you want you could put the old hd in an external enclosure and copy what you want over to the computer. OR you could install the old harddrive as a slave to either the new hd or the cdrom. Not difficult to do at all.

other notes:

Harddrive physical sizes have been standard for a long time - don't worry about it. IDE is the type of harddrive interface you are looking for.The newer interface SATA and SATA2 are faster, and the technology is a bit different, but for your sake areeasily distinquished by the shape of their connectors...

 

i hate WD as well, they have sucked for me too, even the new ones i have bought. Seagate only baby!

ok, so you have a HP, and apparently Telgren did the work for ya and posted a link. when using that disk it should restore everything to how you had it when you got it, which makes this a whole lot easier.

 

So, if I dont want anything that is on that computer now, I can use the HD I have now until I can get a new one. Cause I was thinking, Wouldnt ram be something to get before an HD or no?? So I just use the link Telgren found, and follow those directions and it will "be back to new"? Also, can you download/buy a copy of PRO legally or do I have to go to Office depot or somehting to buy it?

 

legally is suck a bad word i perfer FREE, Zip, Nada. pm sent.