I have recently been given a Dell Dimension 2400 desktop computer and would like to take the hard drive out of my current pc (gateway k7-950) and install it on the newer (Dell) machine. It is not critical that I save the information on the hard drive, in fact, I would like to wipe the whole thing out anyway. I am fairly sure that the hard drives are compatable (not 100% though).
So I am wondering, should I replace my hard drive, or just add the second as a slave?
I have recently been given a Dell Dimension 2400 desktop computer and would like to take the hard drive out of my current pc (gateway k7-950) and install it on the newer (Dell) machine. It is not critical that I save the information on the hard drive, in fact, I would like to wipe the whole thing out anyway. I am fairly sure that the hard drives are compatable (not 100% though).
So I am wondering, should I replace my hard drive, or just add the second as a slave?
Do I need to do something in the BIOS? If so…how?
I will also be re-installing windows xp.
Compatible yes. Both are IDE ATA. The Dell 2400 has only one internal HDD bay however so as a second drive you would need an external enclosure.
If you want to replace the 2400 drive with the Gateway a few things to consider. You will need to wipe the Gateway first but you will also need the Dell disks to reload the 2400 XP plus the drivers which are on line.
