Posted by DAN on December 22, 19100 at 22:02:44:
In Reply to: Additional Harddrive for Compaq 9232 posted by chuck on December 08, 19100 at 06:30:23:
IF IT'S A LATER MODEL COMPUTER WITH AN IDE DRIVE
[40 PIN RIBBON CABLE] ANY MAKE WILL DO,,YOUR ONLY
QUESTION WILL IT SUPPORT A DRIVE OVER 8 GIG,,
IF YOU ARE RUNNING WIN 98 SE AND THE BIOS SUPPORTS THE LARGER HARD DRIVES IT WILL WORK,,
IF YOU HAVE A DRIVE IN THERE LARGER THAN 8 GIG
THEN YOU KNOW A 40 GIG WILL WORK,OF COURSE
YOU KNOW TO SET THE JUMPER TO SLAVE AND YOUR CD
LETTER WILL NO LONGER BE D AND YOU WILL HAVE TO UNINSTALL ALL APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE CD
TO BE IN THE COMPUTER,,
THIS WOULD BE GOOD TIME TO MAKE THE CD DRIVE LETTER K THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE,,TO DO IT CLICK MY COMPUTER,,CONTROL PANNEL,,SYSTEM,,DEVICE MANAGERS,,CD ROAM,,CLICK ON NAME OF YOUR CD DISPLAYED THERE,,,SETTINGS
HERE YOU WILL SEE WHERE TO CHANGE THE DRIVE LETTER
DAN
: I would like to install an additional harddrive on my Compaq 9232. What would be a compatible aftermarket harddrive?