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My 8400 Dimension Upgrades
I purchased W7 Family pack and the upgrade to W7 Pro . What protocol should I follow. I have XP pro to install as well. First do I need to find a bios update beyond AO8. 2nd should I use Disk2vhd to copy windows XP Pro to External Hd to eventually Transfer to virtual PC 2007. after W7 installed what dell specific drivers 3rd what programs do I need to prepare new SATA drive. Will I be able to play XP games ie Time shift and Halo-1 online and off. My 8400 has HT P4 3.2gb and a ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics card thank you for your help. I also have a 4700C and a 4550 to install W7 on but thats next
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December 14th, 2010 09:00
The family pack is windows 7 home premium.
XP MODE only works on Windows 7 PRO or ULTIMATE.
You can upgrade to ultimate after installing Home premium for an additional charge.
I would suggest a Radeon HD 4650 PCI-E video card.
There are no dell specific drivers for WIN7 on the 8400.
You will likely need to install the audio driver in administrator mode with XP compatability.
There is no XP upgrade windows will be moved into WINDOWS.OLD
Virtual PC 2007 DOES NOT RUN on WIN7.
XPMODE is the replacement for Virtual PC 2007.
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January 3rd, 2011 00:00
Thank you
morespecs_478
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June 15th, 2014 07:00
I have a Dell 8400 Dimension IV and require upgrade of the Hard Drive.
Please provide upgrade drive information for my acquisition.
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June 15th, 2014 13:00
morespecs_478
What is the operating system?
The Dimension 8400 are support SATA internal, 3.5", 7200rpm hard drives, up to 2tb in size.
Bev.
morespecs_478
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June 16th, 2014 07:00
Can you indicate if the hard drive can be upgraded or replaced with an updated drive tofit in the same cabinet
shesagordie
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June 16th, 2014 07:00
morespecs_478
Yes, the 8400 can have the hard drives upgraded/replaced
The Dimension 8400 has two internal 3.5' drive bays, that any SATA 3.5" hard drives can be installed in, as noted in my previous post, it also has a 3.5" bay for a floppy drive and two 5.25" optical drive bays.
The Dimension 8400 owner's service manual, together with the specifications can be found here:
http://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_dimension_desktops/dimension-8400_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf
Bev.