intel 845G+160gb hdd

rk · 23-10-2005, 02:14 AM

my pc is from compaq ,whose mobo is intel 845G and had a 40 gb hdd from maxtor.I plan to buy a samsung 160 gb PATA hdd.
Will it work with intel 845g chipset?
thnx for any info

dIgItaL_BrAt · 23-10-2005, 11:24 AM

no probz!,ur board supports 160 GB (and bigger) disks.

rk · 23-10-2005, 10:57 PM

thnx dIgItaL_BrAt for info

alib_i · 23-10-2005, 11:42 PM

What Operating System do you have rk ?

If it's WinXP .. then it better be WinXP+SP2 ..
Native WinXP has issues with harddisks more than 120GB

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alibi

rk · 25-10-2005, 05:24 AM

its winxp sp2 compaq oem

23-10-2005, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
rk Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 86	intel 845G+160gb hdd my pc is from compaq ,whose mobo is intel 845G and had a 40 gb hdd from maxtor.I plan to buy a samsung 160 gb PATA hdd. Will it work with intel 845g chipset? thnx for any info

23-10-2005, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
dIgItaL_BrAt Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,135	no probz!,ur board supports 160 GB (and bigger) disks. __________________ A)bort, R)etry, I)nfluence with large hammer.

23-10-2005, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
alib_i Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omnipresent Posts: 1,191	What Operating System do you have rk ? If it's WinXP .. then it better be WinXP+SP2 .. Native WinXP has issues with harddisks more than 120GB ----- alibi __________________ What I've felt, What I've known; Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, Never me; So I dub thee unforgiven -Metallica

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23-10-2005, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
rk Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 86	thnx dIgItaL_BrAt for info

25-10-2005, 05:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
rk Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 86	its winxp sp2 compaq oem