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Replace Dimension 4300 Hard Drive
I just acquired a Dimension 4300 as a hand-me-down which I would like to network with my Dimension 4550. My 4550 is running Windows XP SP2 and the 4300 has Windows ME. I've heard that ME is very NG and so thought I would upgrade to XP, and then there are many applications to install, all of which takes time.
I recently replaced the hard drive in my 4550 with a 160GB WD drive and have been trying to decide what to do with the old drive which is nearly full but working fine.
The question is...can I replace the drive in the 4300 with the old drive from the 4550?
Is it a simple matter of just removing the old drive and replacing it with the new one?
Both systems are compatible with ATA-100 Ultra DMA drives.
I recently replaced the hard drive in my 4550 with a 160GB WD drive and have been trying to decide what to do with the old drive which is nearly full but working fine.
The question is...can I replace the drive in the 4300 with the old drive from the 4550?
Is it a simple matter of just removing the old drive and replacing it with the new one?
Both systems are compatible with ATA-100 Ultra DMA drives.
In the Device Manager Control Panel on the 4300 the drive is described as
"generic IDE disk type 55" (40GB)
The drive from the 4550 is a WD400BB IDE drive.
Would I need to update the system BIOS which is currently version A02?
The drive from the 4550 is a WD400BB IDE drive.
Would I need to update the system BIOS which is currently version A02?
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August 3rd, 2007 10:00
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August 3rd, 2007 11:00
ejn63
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August 3rd, 2007 13:00
You will have to start over - a drive built in a 4550 will simply blue-screen and halt when you try to boot it in a 4300.
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August 4th, 2007 11:00
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August 7th, 2007 11:00
shesagordie
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August 7th, 2007 18:00
1) No, you cannot use the Dell OEM XP disc from the D-4550, to install XP on a system that has WMe factory installed. You need to buy an upgrade copy of XP and use the WMe disc, as qualifying media.
2) This is an excellent guide for a clean install of XP.
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August 8th, 2007 12:00
shesagordie
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August 8th, 2007 18:00
I doubt it.
Could you please, post the answer you receive from MicroSoft.
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August 8th, 2007 21:00
A CPU is not a computer. A CPU is a chip within the computer. Although
most computers have a single CPU, some have two CPUs for increased
performance.
Windows XP Professional can run on a computer with two CPUs, and use
them both. XP Home, however, can use only a single CPU.
The license restricts your copy of XP to a single computer, regardless
of how many CPUs it has.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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August 9th, 2007 00:00
'The license restricts your copy of XP to a single computer, regardless
of how many CPUs it has'
Thank you, guess that gives the answer, one computer only.
Bev.
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