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I bought a this hard drive : Seagate / 250GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / OEM / Hard Drive (THD-250A2)   this is my system: OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name JAVIERSystem Manufacturer Dell Computer CorporationSystem Model Dimension 8100System Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 15 Model 0 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~1395 MhzBIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation XP2, 11/9/2001SMBIOS Version 2.3Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = '5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)'User Name JAVIER\javier zuritaTime Zone Eastern Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 768.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 159.86 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.96 GBPage File Space 1.83 GBPage File C:\pagefile.sys   I also have a 40 gb wich is the main drive, but I want to remove it for the new hard drive. P lus  I have a 250 gb. I do not want to remove it. How can I do it ?? thanks javier

mcolman · Answer

Keep it simple: Exactly how many drives do you have in the system? What do you want to do with the new 250GB drive? Do you have a RAID configured right now? Do you want to keep the 40GB drive?

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