Hello.
In this thread ...
http://www.computerforum.com/232732-how-much-can-my-motherboard-take.html
... you advised me to just get another computer. Well, I found one on Ebay for a good price.
According to the tracking number, it should arrive in the mail later today.
The computer that I bought has, according to the seller, two hard drives: One for 500GB and another for 250GB.
Well, my old computer already has a 320GB hard drive in it.
I'm thinking about just swapping the 250GB hard drive out for my existing 320GB hard drive. That way, not only will I have an upgraded storage space, but I can transfer all my files, settings, applications, and everything else, to my new computer, without having to wait hours for the files to transfer via link cable.
But I have a few concerns:
1. Will I still get the Operating System upgrade? Because I currently have Vista, and the Ebay listing said that the OS was Windows 7.
2. How do I know if my old hard drive will even fit into the new computer's slot?
If it helps, my old computer (the one I'm using right now, hopefully for the last time) is an old Dell XPS 210, purchased in January 2008, and the computer I purchased can be found here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331440611953?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
3. How do I detach the two hard drives without damaging them? I want to re-install it into my old computer, so I can sell the old computer as a complete system.
4. Once I've got the hard drives taken out, how do I put them back in?
For Questions #3 and #4, please do not simply hook me up with a youtube video. I won't be able to defer to it while I'm working, since both computers will be turned off. Thus, I need instructions that I can print out.
In this thread ...
http://www.computerforum.com/232732-how-much-can-my-motherboard-take.html
... you advised me to just get another computer. Well, I found one on Ebay for a good price.
According to the tracking number, it should arrive in the mail later today.
The computer that I bought has, according to the seller, two hard drives: One for 500GB and another for 250GB.
Well, my old computer already has a 320GB hard drive in it.
I'm thinking about just swapping the 250GB hard drive out for my existing 320GB hard drive. That way, not only will I have an upgraded storage space, but I can transfer all my files, settings, applications, and everything else, to my new computer, without having to wait hours for the files to transfer via link cable.
But I have a few concerns:
1. Will I still get the Operating System upgrade? Because I currently have Vista, and the Ebay listing said that the OS was Windows 7.
2. How do I know if my old hard drive will even fit into the new computer's slot?
If it helps, my old computer (the one I'm using right now, hopefully for the last time) is an old Dell XPS 210, purchased in January 2008, and the computer I purchased can be found here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331440611953?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
3. How do I detach the two hard drives without damaging them? I want to re-install it into my old computer, so I can sell the old computer as a complete system.
4. Once I've got the hard drives taken out, how do I put them back in?
For Questions #3 and #4, please do not simply hook me up with a youtube video. I won't be able to defer to it while I'm working, since both computers will be turned off. Thus, I need instructions that I can print out.
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