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Increase the HD's size
I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB.
Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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Please check the Compaq FAQ for info on your questions.
HH "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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Sorry but I don't found nothing about this argument in
the FAQ. This means that the size cannot be increased ? Thank you HH "HH" ha scritto nel messaggio . net... Please check the Compaq FAQ for info on your questions. HH "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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Download the manual:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/taskPag...ent=prodin fo You ccan either replace the original drive, or (if your cabinet has space) add a second drive. "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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Also,
If you've never done anything like this (and, no offense, the fact that you're asking this question without apparently having done any research yourself at HP's site, makes me think that), you should consider having someone do it for you. Here's an article on adding a second drive. If it sounds doable after you read it, then you could likely do it yourself.: http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/documen...Name=c00006864 Good luck! "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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There are 2 sections of the FAQ that might apply to your situation.
"Q) I've installed a new hard disk (or CD-ROM/DVD drive) in my Presario/DeskPro etc., and it is not recognized. Why? A) Compaqs come with Cable Select IDE cables. Any drive attached to them must be jumpered CS for Cable Select. You will also have to partition (using FDISK) and format the drive before it will be recognized. Q) I've installed a new 80 GB hard drive in my older Presario, but only 8 GB is recognized. Where is the other 72GB? A) Unfortunately, many older Presarios ( Pre-1997-98) have an 8GB hard drive size limit in BIOS. There are no BIOS upgrades from Compaq to raise this limit, however, there are two ways to overcome the limit: 1. The best way is to install a PCI IDE controller card with its own BIOS. These cards are not expensive, less than $50, and also allow full ATA100/133 transfers as well. Promise and SIIG both offer these cards. 2. the other way is to install BIOS overlay software, available from the hard drive manufacturer's website. This method will slow down drive operation however. HH "Grasselli" wrote in message ... Sorry but I don't found nothing about this argument in the FAQ. This means that the size cannot be increased ? Thank you HH "HH" ha scritto nel messaggio . net... Please check the Compaq FAQ for info on your questions. HH "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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Yours explanations are exaustive and clear,I understood
all the steps. Thank you HH Thank you Jose Frank "Jose" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Also, If you've never done anything like this (and, no offense, the fact that you're asking this question without apparently having done any research yourself at HP's site, makes me think that), you should consider having someone do it for you. Here's an article on adding a second drive. If it sounds doable after you read it, then you could likely do it yourself.: http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/documen...=us&cat=689012 29&prodId=compaqpres89327&docName=c00006864 Good luck! "Grasselli" wrote in message ... I have a Presario 7461 with hard disk 8 GB. Can I increase the size to 40 GB ? Somebody know how do I do ? Thank you Frank |
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