Upgrading a Compaq Presario 5000 (5008US) Hard drive

Hey all ,

Fisrt post here. I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???


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Per
er.com:
I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???

I just put a 300-gigger in my 5000.

It works, but the system will not recognize more that 130-some gigs in a given
partition.

But Windows XP and all my software needs less than 15 gigs, so I just
partitioned it so that C: had about 35 gigs and then created other partitions of
120 or less - and the PC can recognize everything.

This is a good thing to do anyhow because it helps separate the system from your
data. Once your system and all apps are installed, just rip off an image and
keep it incase the sys goes south.

One of those partitions, of course, is D: (data).... so I always know where
everything is and can back it up easily.
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PeteCresswell

I am alittle confused
You installed a 300 GIG HD

You must set it at 120GB partitions

"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
...
Per
er.com:
I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???

I just put a 300-gigger in my 5000.

It works, but the system will not recognize more that 130-some gigs in a
given
partition.

But Windows XP and all my software needs less than 15 gigs, so I just
partitioned it so that C: had about 35 gigs and then created other
partitions of
120 or less - and the PC can recognize everything.

This is a good thing to do anyhow because it helps separate the system
from your
data. Once your system and all apps are installed, just rip off an
image and
keep it incase the sys goes south.

One of those partitions, of course, is D: (data).... so I always know
where
everything is and can back it up easily.
--
PeteCresswell

I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME. I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

Thanks for your help m8



metronid Wrote:
I am alittle confused
You installed a 300 GIG HD

You must set it at 120GB partitions

"(PeteCresswell)" lid wrote in message
...
Per
:
I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???

I just put a 300-gigger in my 5000.

It works, but the system will not recognize more that 130-some gigs in
a
given
partition.

But Windows XP and all my software needs less than 15 gigs, so I just
partitioned it so that C: had about 35 gigs and then created other
partitions of
120 or less - and the PC can recognize everything.

This is a good thing to do anyhow because it helps separate the
system
from your
data. Once your system and all apps are installed, just rip off an
image and
keep it incase the sys goes south.

One of those partitions, of course, is D: (data).... so I always know
where
everything is and can back it up easily.
--
PeteCresswell


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The HD comes low level format from the factory
If your bios recognizes the HD which it should
XP will do the rest
It will do the formatting
The high level format Fat 32 or NTFS
depending on your input when it asks
Now the Bios probably will not see the 240GB
I could be wrong
If you see over 137GB let me know


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er.com wrote in message
banter.com...

I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME. I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

Thanks for your help m8



metronid Wrote:
I am alittle confused
You installed a 300 GIG HD

You must set it at 120GB partitions

"(PeteCresswell)" lid wrote in message
...
Per
:
I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???

I just put a 300-gigger in my 5000.

It works, but the system will not recognize more that 130-some gigs in
a
given
partition.

But Windows XP and all my software needs less than 15 gigs, so I just
partitioned it so that C: had about 35 gigs and then created other
partitions of
120 or less - and the PC can recognize everything.

This is a good thing to do anyhow because it helps separate the
system
from your
data. Once your system and all apps are installed, just rip off an
image and
keep it incase the sys goes south.

One of those partitions, of course, is D: (data).... so I always know
where
everything is and can back it up easily.
--
PeteCresswell


--

rote:
I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take
both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is
I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using
my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME.
I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to
install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up
the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

Thanks for your help m8



metronid Wrote:
I am alittle confused
You installed a 300 GIG HD

You must set it at 120GB partitions

"(PeteCresswell)" lid wrote in message
...
Per
:
I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my
tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought
windowsXP
full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario
would
not run right with a hard drive that large.

Any ideas about this ???

I just put a 300-gigger in my 5000.

It works, but the system will not recognize more that 130-some gigs
in
a
given
partition.

But Windows XP and all my software needs less than 15 gigs, so I
just
partitioned it so that C: had about 35 gigs and then created other
partitions of
120 or less - and the PC can recognize everything.

This is a good thing to do anyhow because it helps separate the
system
from your
data. Once your system and all apps are installed, just rip off
an
image and
keep it incase the sys goes south.

One of those partitions, of course, is D: (data).... so I always
know
where
everything is and can back it up easily.
--
PeteCresswell


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I generally use an old Windows ME emergency floppy to format my drives
in Fdisk.

Using multiple partitions is a must anyway with a drive that large.
You will have to defrag it.

If you must use the drive as a single volume, just get a PCI RAID card
or similar controller. If you plan on actually filling that drive?
Get a RAID card and buy another drive. RAID 1 it. I can't imagine
replacing that much data simply because I cheaped out.

There are only two kinds of users. Those that had have hard drive
failures, and those that haven't, yet...

Per
er.com:
I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME. I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

I use Pro, so maybe it's different - but when I do the install, there is an
option in the blue screen stage to create/delete partitions. I just delete the
partition that's there, create a 10-gigger for the system, and then create
120-giggers or below to take up the rest of the disk's unpartitioned space.
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PeteCresswell

Thanks you guys.

I'm going to give it a shot today. I'll try making partitions
with 120GB/120GB/20GB on the 260GB during the install. I'll use the
20GB for the system. Keep your fingers crossed , lol.

Thanks again M8's



(PeteCresswell) Wrote:
Per
:
I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME.
I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to
install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

I use Pro, so maybe it's different - but when I do the install, there
is an
option in the blue screen stage to create/delete partitions. I just
delete the
partition that's there, create a 10-gigger for the system, and then
create
120-giggers or below to take up the rest of the disk's unpartitioned
space.
--
PeteCresswell


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OK, I'm installing now and it recognized the 240GB's on the hard drive
so I didn't create a partition at all. Just kept it at 240GB. I'll
let you know if it all runs fine but it looks good so far.



(PeteCresswell) Wrote:
Per
:
I have 2 40GB hard drives in the tower now and I'm going to take both
out and just put in the 260GB hard drive. The problem i'm having is I
don't know If I have to format and partition the hard drive using my
external case first before I put it in the tower to install XP HOME.
I
have bought a full retail copy of XP HOME and It says i need to
install
it on a formatted drive. Do you know If it will format and set up the
partitions while I'm doing the install ?

I use Pro, so maybe it's different - but when I do the install, there
is an
option in the blue screen stage to create/delete partitions. I just
delete the
partition that's there, create a 10-gigger for the system, and then
create
120-giggers or below to take up the rest of the disk's unpartitioned
space.
--
PeteCresswell


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Wrote:
OK, I'm installing now and it recognized the 240GB's on the hard drive
so I didn't create a partition at all. Just kept it at 240GB. I'll
let you know if it all runs fine but it looks good so far.



Well guys ... I'm here to tell ya it worked great ! and I'm on. Things
to be really smooooth.


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